diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 17be172830a6efad6fa990592001d7da8bbc52fb..8d89b3c3bf6edcfa2ece688d59ce48705d17ac02 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ setup(
         "matplotlib >= 1.4.2",
         "pandas >= 0.23.0",
         "numpy",
-        "ruamel.yaml >= 0.15.72",
+        "ruamel.yaml >= 0.15.81",
 
         # Depdendencies that are shipped as part of the LISA repo as
         # subtree/submodule
diff --git a/tools/exekall/setup.py b/tools/exekall/setup.py
index 4bd38315a7538192936b5e190fcf14ecc95ef148..08db5ba63e8dde98bab68debeaac763b2d234ca0 100755
--- a/tools/exekall/setup.py
+++ b/tools/exekall/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ setup(
     install_requires=[
         # Older versions will have troubles with serializing complex nested
         # objects hierarchy implementing custom __getstate__ and __setstate__
-        "ruamel.yaml >= 0.15.72",
+        "ruamel.yaml >= 0.15.81",
     ],
 
     classifiers=[