diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index c39e183e..f9ea9ae9 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ nuValidator = "26.4.2"
 paguro = "3.10.3"
 shadowPlugin = "9.4.1"
 slf4j = "2.0.17"
-snakeYaml = "2.10"
+snakeYaml = "3.0.1"
 spotlessPlugin = "8.4.0"
 wiremock = "3.13.2"
 
diff --git a/pkl-core/src/main/java/org/pkl/core/stdlib/yaml/ParserNodes.java b/pkl-core/src/main/java/org/pkl/core/stdlib/yaml/ParserNodes.java
index b2db9b05..e6543a93 100644
--- a/pkl-core/src/main/java/org/pkl/core/stdlib/yaml/ParserNodes.java
+++ b/pkl-core/src/main/java/org/pkl/core/stdlib/yaml/ParserNodes.java
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ public final class ParserNodes {
     var settings =
         LoadSettings.builder()
             .setMaxAliasesForCollections(getMaxCollectionAliases(self))
+            .setAllowNonScalarKeys(true)
             .setSchema(
                 new Schema() {
                   @Override