diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic-cfggen b/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic-cfggen
index b07172b17e75..2f4e9c5eb89b 100755
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic-cfggen
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic-cfggen
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ def main():
 
     for yaml_file in args.yaml:
         with open(yaml_file, 'r') as stream:
-            additional_data = yaml.load(stream)
+            if yaml.__version__ >= "5.1":
+                additional_data = yaml.full_load(stream)
+            else:
+                additional_data = yaml.load(stream)
             deep_update(data, FormatConverter.to_deserialized(additional_data))
 
     for json_file in args.json:
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_device_util.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_device_util.py
index c7b2528194fc..34877600fd13 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_device_util.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_device_util.py
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ def get_sonic_version_info():
         return None
     data = {}
     with open('/etc/sonic/sonic_version.yml') as stream:
-        data = yaml.load(stream)
+        if yaml.__version__ >= "5.1":
+            data = yaml.full_load(stream)
+        else:
+            data = yaml.load(stream)
     return data
 
 def valid_mac_address(mac):