diff --git a/goss/goss-linux.yaml b/goss/goss-linux.yaml
index 0750d341d..e8396024e 100644
--- a/goss/goss-linux.yaml
+++ b/goss/goss-linux.yaml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ command:
     exec: yq --version
     exit-status: 0
     stdout:
-      - 4.25.3
+      - 4.40.5
   zip:
     exec: zip -v
     exit-status: 0
diff --git a/goss/goss-windows.yaml b/goss/goss-windows.yaml
index 3ef9250e9..b7b2ebc36 100644
--- a/goss/goss-windows.yaml
+++ b/goss/goss-windows.yaml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ command:
     exec: yq --version
     exit-status: 0
     stdout:
-      - 4.25.3
+      - 4.40.5
 file:
   C:\Program Files\Chromium\Application\:
     contains: []
diff --git a/provisioning/tools-versions.yml b/provisioning/tools-versions.yml
index 110fec7bb..fe9c13648 100644
--- a/provisioning/tools-versions.yml
+++ b/provisioning/tools-versions.yml
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ updatecli_version: 0.69.0
 vagrant_version: 2.4.0
 windows_pwsh_version: 7.4.0
 xq_version: 1.2.3
-yq_version: 4.25.3
+yq_version: 4.40.5
 playwright_version: 1.40.1