diff --git a/makefile.d/20-tools.mk b/makefile.d/20-tools.mk
index 9b433516a..b1955d7f1 100644
--- a/makefile.d/20-tools.mk
+++ b/makefile.d/20-tools.mk
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ bin/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_VERSION): | $(BIN_DIR)
 
 YQ_BIN := $(BIN_DIR)/yq
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=mikefarah/yq versioning=semver
-YQ_VERSION := 4.41.1
+YQ_VERSION := 4.42.1
 
 bin/yq: bin/yq-$(YQ_VERSION)
 	@ln -sf $(notdir $<) $@