diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 6c04c98..6e61419 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ require_jq() {
 }
 
 require_yq() {
-  vendor_binary "https://github.com/mikefarah/yq" "v4.6.1" "yq_linux_amd64"
+  vendor_binary "https://github.com/mikefarah/yq" "v4.9.6" "yq_linux_amd64"
 }
 
 checkout_main_or_master() {