diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index b0ff31ce..b7f08bd5 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/log"
 	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 type getFlagger interface {
diff --git a/config/flatten_test.go b/config/flatten_test.go
index 48d969fb..2fc766b5 100644
--- a/config/flatten_test.go
+++ b/config/flatten_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e43380fa..2bd9b4e6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220114195835-da31bd327af9
 	gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8f02be64..41da206c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1080,8 +1080,9 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie2QXMNeKRTHCNY2nXvo=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0 h1:hjy8E9ON/egN1tAYqKb61G10WtihqetD4sz2H+8nIeA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:DsYFclhRJ6vuDpmuTbkuFWG+y2sxOXAzmJt81HFBacw=
 gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.2/go.mod h1:3SzNCllyD9/Y+b5r9JIKQ474KzkZyqLqEfYqMsX94Bk=
 gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.3/go.mod h1:Z7Lb0S5l+klDB31fvDQX8ss/FlKDxtlFlw3Oa8Ymbl8=