diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index e40565c150d3f..bf779eb2abb86 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
     "webpack-stats-plugin": "^1.0.3",
     "webpack-virtual-modules": "^0.3.2",
     "xstate": "4.32.1",
-    "yaml-loader": "^0.6.0"
+    "yaml-loader": "^0.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.15.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f5698d7794370..a8bcf579e6e93 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -13725,6 +13725,11 @@ jake@^10.6.1:
     filelist "^1.0.1"
     minimatch "^3.0.4"
 
+javascript-stringify@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/javascript-stringify/-/javascript-stringify-2.1.0.tgz#27c76539be14d8bd128219a2d731b09337904e79"
+  integrity sha512-JVAfqNPTvNq3sB/VHQJAFxN/sPgKnsKrCwyRt15zwNCdrMMJDdcEOdubuy+DuJYYdm0ox1J4uzEuYKkN+9yhVg==
+
 jest-changed-files@^27.4.2:
   version "27.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jest-changed-files/-/jest-changed-files-27.4.2.tgz#da2547ea47c6e6a5f6ed336151bd2075736eb4a5"
@@ -15042,7 +15047,16 @@ loader-utils@^0.2.16:
     json5 "^0.5.0"
     object-assign "^4.0.1"
 
-loader-utils@^1.0.2, loader-utils@^1.1.0, loader-utils@^1.4.0:
+loader-utils@^1.0.2, loader-utils@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.4.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loader-utils/-/loader-utils-1.4.2.tgz#29a957f3a63973883eb684f10ffd3d151fec01a3"
+  integrity sha512-I5d00Pd/jwMD2QCduo657+YM/6L3KZu++pmX9VFncxaxvHcru9jx1lBaFft+r4Mt2jK0Yhp41XlRAihzPxHNCg==
+  dependencies:
+    big.js "^5.2.2"
+    emojis-list "^3.0.0"
+    json5 "^1.0.1"
+
+loader-utils@^1.4.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loader-utils/-/loader-utils-1.4.0.tgz#c579b5e34cb34b1a74edc6c1fb36bfa371d5a613"
   integrity sha512-qH0WSMBtn/oHuwjy/NucEgbx5dbxxnxup9s4PVXJUDHZBQY+s0NWA9rJf53RBnQZxfch7euUui7hpoAPvALZdA==
@@ -25950,19 +25964,25 @@ yallist@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz#9bb92790d9c0effec63be73519e11a35019a3a72"
   integrity sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==
 
-yaml-loader@^0.6.0:
-  version "0.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml-loader/-/yaml-loader-0.6.0.tgz#fe1c48b9f4803dace55a59a1474e790ba6ab1b48"
-  integrity sha512-1bNiLelumURyj+zvVHOv8Y3dpCri0F2S+DCcmps0pA1zWRLjS+FhZQg4o3aUUDYESh73+pKZNI18bj7stpReow==
+yaml-loader@^0.8.0:
+  version "0.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml-loader/-/yaml-loader-0.8.0.tgz#c839325e3fdee082b3768b2a21fe34fde5d96f61"
+  integrity sha512-LjeKnTzVBKWiQBeE2L9ssl6WprqaUIxCSNs5tle8PaDydgu3wVFXTbMfsvF2MSErpy9TDVa092n4q6adYwJaWg==
   dependencies:
-    loader-utils "^1.4.0"
-    yaml "^1.8.3"
+    javascript-stringify "^2.0.1"
+    loader-utils "^2.0.0"
+    yaml "^2.0.0"
 
-yaml@^1.10.0, yaml@^1.7.2, yaml@^1.8.3:
+yaml@^1.10.0, yaml@^1.7.2:
   version "1.10.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml/-/yaml-1.10.0.tgz#3b593add944876077d4d683fee01081bd9fff31e"
   integrity sha512-yr2icI4glYaNG+KWONODapy2/jDdMSDnrONSjblABjD9B4Z5LgiircSt8m8sRZFNi08kG9Sm0uSHtEmP3zaEGg==
 
+yaml@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml/-/yaml-2.2.1.tgz#3014bf0482dcd15147aa8e56109ce8632cd60ce4"
+  integrity sha512-e0WHiYql7+9wr4cWMx3TVQrNwejKaEe7/rHNmQmqRjazfOP5W8PB6Jpebb5o6fIapbz9o9+2ipcaTM2ZwDI6lw==
+
 yargs-parser@^13.1.2:
   version "13.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-13.1.2.tgz#130f09702ebaeef2650d54ce6e3e5706f7a4fb38"