diff --git a/gha-scripts/package-lock.json b/gha-scripts/package-lock.json
index 2c43862448..d165d3133d 100644
--- a/gha-scripts/package-lock.json
+++ b/gha-scripts/package-lock.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "@canton-network/gha-scripts",
       "dependencies": {
-        "js-yaml": "^4.2.0"
+        "js-yaml": "^5.2.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^3.0.1",
@@ -753,9 +753,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/js-yaml": {
-      "version": "4.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ePWsvanv0DWuDRsW8dnt+R4jQ31SCRCQ7hhNcPXZPsoBZiemuZNYGf7adZdqX2D86j6rvKp3RpCxVTSb8WQlOw==",
+      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-5.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YeLUMlvR4Ou1B119LIaM0r65JvbOBooJDc9yEu0dClb/uSC5P4FrLU8OCCz/HXWvtPoIrR0dRzABTjo1sTN9Bw==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@
         "argparse": "^2.0.1"
       },
       "bin": {
-        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
+        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.mjs"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/json-with-bigint": {
diff --git a/gha-scripts/package.json b/gha-scripts/package.json
index 3a3c32efa5..762c58ef3f 100644
--- a/gha-scripts/package.json
+++ b/gha-scripts/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "build:parse_backport_comments": "npx esbuild src/actions/parse_backport_comments.ts --outfile=actions/parse_backport_comments/index.js --bundle --platform=node --format=cjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "js-yaml": "^4.2.0"
+    "js-yaml": "^5.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^3.0.1",