diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/api/mixins/has_variables.py b/awxkit/awxkit/api/mixins/has_variables.py
index fabc840563..f69b9b38e9 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/api/mixins/has_variables.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/api/mixins/has_variables.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ class HasVariables(object):
 
     @property
     def variables(self):
-        return PseudoNamespace(yaml.load(self.json.variables, Loader=yaml.FullLoader))
+        return PseudoNamespace(yaml.safe_load(self.json.variables))
diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/unified_jobs.py b/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/unified_jobs.py
index d168c86a2b..b2f72d9447 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/unified_jobs.py
@@ -114,16 +114,16 @@ class UnifiedJob(HasStatus, base.Base):
         """
         def attempt_yaml_load(arg):
             try:
-                return yaml.load(arg, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+                return yaml.safe_load(arg)
             except (yaml.parser.ParserError, yaml.scanner.ScannerError):
                 return str(arg)
 
         args = []
         if not self.json.job_args:
             return ""
-        for arg in yaml.load(self.json.job_args, Loader=yaml.FullLoader):
+        for arg in yaml.safe_load(self.json.job_args):
             try:
-                args.append(yaml.load(arg, Loader=yaml.FullLoader))
+                args.append(yaml.safe_load(arg))
             except (yaml.parser.ParserError, yaml.scanner.ScannerError):
                 if arg[0] == '@':  # extra var file reference
                     args.append(attempt_yaml_load(arg))
diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/utils/__init__.py b/awxkit/awxkit/utils/__init__.py
index f612c92452..2750115685 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/utils/__init__.py
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ def load_credentials(filename=None):
 
     if os.path.isfile(path):
         with open(path) as credentials_fh:
-            credentials_dict = yaml.load(
-                credentials_fh, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+            credentials_dict = yaml.safe_load(credentials_fh)
             return credentials_dict
     else:
         msg = 'Unable to load credentials file at %s' % path
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ def load_projects(filename=None):
 
     if os.path.isfile(path):
         with open(path) as projects_fh:
-            projects_dict = yaml.load(projects_fh, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+            projects_dict = yaml.safe_load(projects_fh)
             return projects_dict
     else:
         msg = 'Unable to load projects file at %s' % path
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@ def to_bool(obj):
 
 def load_json_or_yaml(obj):
     try:
-        return yaml.load(obj, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+        return yaml.safe_load(obj)
     except AttributeError:
         raise TypeError("Provide valid YAML/JSON.")
 
diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/yaml_file.py b/awxkit/awxkit/yaml_file.py
index aee30ea2c5..34f186f4a0 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/yaml_file.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/yaml_file.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ file_pattern_cache = {}
 file_path_cache = {}
 
 
-class Loader(yaml.FullLoader):
+class Loader(yaml.SafeLoader):
 
     def __init__(self, stream):
         self._root = os.path.split(stream.name)[0]
diff --git a/awxkit/requirements.txt b/awxkit/requirements.txt
index fb3d8fa102..6c9fdba970 100644
--- a/awxkit/requirements.txt
+++ b/awxkit/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-PyYAML>=5.1
+PyYAML
 requests