diff --git a/tests/setup.py b/tests/setup.py
index 99469c7f3530..dca198801ad2 100644
--- a/tests/setup.py
+++ b/tests/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     package_data={'': ['*.md']},
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        'ducktape==0.8.0', 'prometheus-client==0.9.0', 'pyyaml==5.3.1'
+        'ducktape==0.8.0', 'prometheus-client==0.9.0', 'pyyaml==5.4'
     ],
     scripts=[],
 )