diff --git a/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/build-yaml-cpp.cmake b/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/build-yaml-cpp.cmake
index 6ed0721ef9..68e62ee92f 100644
--- a/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/build-yaml-cpp.cmake
+++ b/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/build-yaml-cpp.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,4 @@ set(YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB OFF CACHE BOOL "My option" FORCE)
 # the correct IDE folder
 set(CMAKE_FOLDER "thirdparty/yaml-cpp")
 
-ecal_variable_push(CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM)
-set(CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM 3.5)
 add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/yaml-cpp" "${eCAL_BINARY_DIR}/thirdparty/yaml-cpp" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL SYSTEM)
-ecal_variable_pop(CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM)
diff --git a/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp b/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp
index 3d2888cc8a..56e3bb550c 160000
--- a/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp
+++ b/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3d2888cc8a45da2f420454ad728cdfad01a3d54f
+Subproject commit 56e3bb550c91fd7005566f19c079cb7a503223cf