diff --git a/src/KubeOps.Aspire.Hosting/KubeOps.Aspire.Hosting.csproj b/src/KubeOps.Aspire.Hosting/KubeOps.Aspire.Hosting.csproj
index 7e2fa0f7..0b161bd3 100644
--- a/src/KubeOps.Aspire.Hosting/KubeOps.Aspire.Hosting.csproj
+++ b/src/KubeOps.Aspire.Hosting/KubeOps.Aspire.Hosting.csproj
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <!-- Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes is only published as a prerelease package.
              Allow this stable package to depend on it (NU5104). -->
         <PackageReference Include="Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes" Version="13.4.6-preview.1.26319.6" NoWarn="NU5104" />
-        <PackageReference Include="YamlDotNet" Version="18.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="YamlDotNet" Version="18.1.0" />
         <!-- Pin transitive MessagePack (via Aspire.Hosting -> StreamJsonRpc) to a version
              without GHSA-hv8m-jj95-wg3x. Remove once Aspire ships a fixed StreamJsonRpc. -->
         <PackageReference Include="MessagePack" Version="3.1.7" />