diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index a40c6c3d2086..46d65eb5d3bc 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ flexmark = "0.64.8"
 freemarker = "2.3.33"
 greenmail = "2.0.1"
 hikari = "6.0.0"
-hoplite = "2.7.5"
+hoplite = "2.8.2"
 jackson = "2.18.0"
 jakartaMail = "2.0.1"
 jgit = "6.10.0.202406032230-r"
diff --git a/model/src/main/kotlin/config/OrtConfiguration.kt b/model/src/main/kotlin/config/OrtConfiguration.kt
index f9113aac1bfc..3e4eb72c071b 100644
--- a/model/src/main/kotlin/config/OrtConfiguration.kt
+++ b/model/src/main/kotlin/config/OrtConfiguration.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.sksamuel.hoplite.ConfigLoaderBuilder
 import com.sksamuel.hoplite.PropertySource
 import com.sksamuel.hoplite.addEnvironmentSource
 import com.sksamuel.hoplite.fp.getOrElse
+import com.sksamuel.hoplite.resolver.context.ContextResolverMode
 
 import java.io.File
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ data class OrtConfiguration(
             val loader = ConfigLoaderBuilder.default()
                 .addEnvironmentSource()
                 .addPropertySources(sources)
-                .allowUnresolvedSubstitutions()
+                .withContextResolverMode(ContextResolverMode.SkipUnresolved)
                 .build()
 
             val config = loader.loadConfig<OrtConfigurationWrapper>()