diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 03e08b2f..8956e7ef 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10
 	github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v1.1.2
 	github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.18.0
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v4 v4.0.0-rc.3
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v4 v4.0.0-rc.4
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.52.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.35.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5ce25728..98f009a1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.18.0/go.mod h1:qpnV6EDNgC1sns/AleL1fvatHw72j+S+nS+M
 github.com/zclconf/go-cty-debug v0.0.0-20240509010212-0d6042c53940 h1:4r45xpDWB6ZMSMNJFMOjqrGHynW3DIBuR2H9j0ug+Mo=
 github.com/zclconf/go-cty-debug v0.0.0-20240509010212-0d6042c53940/go.mod h1:CmBdvvj3nqzfzJ6nTCIwDTPZ56aVGvDrmztiO5g3qrM=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
-go.yaml.in/yaml/v4 v4.0.0-rc.3 h1:3h1fjsh1CTAPjW7q/EMe+C8shx5d8ctzZTrLcs/j8Go=
-go.yaml.in/yaml/v4 v4.0.0-rc.3/go.mod h1:aZqd9kCMsGL7AuUv/m/PvWLdg5sjJsZ4oHDEnfPPfY0=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v4 v4.0.0-rc.4 h1:UP4+v6fFrBIb1l934bDl//mmnoIZEDK0idg1+AIvX5U=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v4 v4.0.0-rc.4/go.mod h1:aZqd9kCMsGL7AuUv/m/PvWLdg5sjJsZ4oHDEnfPPfY0=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0 h1:xIHgNUUnW6sYkcM5Jleh05DvLOtwc6RitGHbDk4akRI=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0/go.mod h1:ykgH52iCZe79kzLLMhyCUzhMci+nQj+0XkbXpNYtVjY=
 golang.org/x/net v0.52.0 h1:He/TN1l0e4mmR3QqHMT2Xab3Aj3L9qjbhRm78/6jrW0=
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go
index 23ed2853..02ca6dbf 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type parseSnippetScenario struct {
 var parseSnippetScenarios = []parseSnippetScenario{
 	{
 		snippet:       ":",
-		expectedError: "yaml: did not find expected key",
+		expectedError: "yaml: while parsing a block mapping at <unknown position>: did not find expected key",
 	},
 	{
 		snippet: "",
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
index 2f233eaf..2c31b6f9 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ var multiplyOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		document:   document,
 		expression: `.b * .c`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[b], (!!map)::{name: dog, <<: *cat}\n",
+			"D0, P[b], (!!map)::{name: dog, \"<<\": *cat}\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{