diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d7779b4b..a48fedec 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildConfig = "3.0.3"
 owasp = "7.1.0.1"
 jacksonDatabind = "2.14.2"
 picocli = "4.6.3"
-snakeYaml = "1.33"
+snakeYaml = "2.0"
 #used for authz lib integration
 rundeck = "4.2.0-20220509"
 testcontainers = "1.17.2"
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index c124d053..3be722f7 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
             <trusting group="org.yaml" name="snakeyaml" version="1.30"/>
             <trusting group="org.yaml" name="snakeyaml" version="1.31"/>
             <trusting group="org.yaml" name="snakeyaml" version="1.33"/>
+            <trusting group="org.yaml" name="snakeyaml" version="2.0"/>
          </trusted-key>
          <trusted-key id="144219b604dde6a2383fa0ee9c6404ebce3e4464" group="com.github.zafarkhaja" name="java-semver" version="0.9.0"/>
          <trusted-key id="19beab2d799c020f17c69126b16698a4adf4d638">
@@ -4493,6 +4494,14 @@
             <sha256 value="ea7d48fd45321a6033d97cd288186d48e5e92cc0c7066e7388d7c4ceb4af5957" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="org.yaml" name="snakeyaml" version="2.0">
+         <artifact name="snakeyaml-2.0.jar">
+            <sha256 value="880c9d896e4b74a06c549c15ca496450165d6909fa15d7e662bee8f6a66d7afa" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="snakeyaml-2.0.pom">
+            <sha256 value="43c761f92b549c8b08fb992080253e49f0a983e544ef0663c1f4f9d68eb52616" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="pl.allegro.tech.build" name="axion-release-plugin" version="1.13.9">
          <artifact name="axion-release-plugin-1.13.9.jar">
             <pgp value="79eb1eae95f376ab9629429de2d0f3764b54797f"/>
diff --git a/rd-cli-tool/build.gradle b/rd-cli-tool/build.gradle
index ba144671..2ed48321 100644
--- a/rd-cli-tool/build.gradle
+++ b/rd-cli-tool/build.gradle
@@ -105,13 +105,8 @@ set -e
 RD_CONF=${RD_CONF:-$HOME/.$APP_NAME/$APP_NAME.conf}
 test -f $RD_CONF && . $RD_CONF
 export RD_EXT_DIR=${RD_EXT_DIR:-$HOME/.$APP_NAME/extv2}
-'''
-    )
-    def setJ11AddOpens=appendConfigData.curry(
-        '^APP_ARGS=.*$',
-        '''
-if $JAVACMD --add-opens 2>&1 | grep 'requires modules' >/dev/null; then
-  JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS --add-opens=java.base/java.lang.invoke=ALL-UNNAMED"
+if [ ! -z "$(java --add-opens 2>&1 | grep 'requires modules')" ]; then
+  export JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS --add-opens=java.base/java.lang.invoke=ALL-UNNAMED"
 fi
 '''
     )
@@ -126,7 +121,6 @@ fi
                         .readLines()
                         .collect(setE)
                         .collect(setClasspath)
-                        .collect(setJ11AddOpens)
                         .join('\n')
     }
 
diff --git a/rd-cli-tool/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/Main.java b/rd-cli-tool/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/Main.java
index ede396d0..8011c03c 100644
--- a/rd-cli-tool/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/Main.java
+++ b/rd-cli-tool/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/Main.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ private static void configYamlFormat(final RdBuilder belt, final RdClientConfig
                         DumperOptions.FlowStyle.FLOW
         );
         dumperOptions.setPrettyFlow(config.getBool("RD_YAML_PRETTY", true));
-        Representer representer = new Representer();
+        Representer representer = new Representer(dumperOptions);
         representer.addClassTag(JobItem.class, Tag.MAP);
         representer.addClassTag(ScheduledJobItem.class, Tag.MAP);
         representer.addClassTag(DateInfo.class, Tag.MAP);
diff --git a/rd-cli-tool/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/projects/Configure.java b/rd-cli-tool/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/projects/Configure.java
index bdf86954..8162c572 100644
--- a/rd-cli-tool/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/projects/Configure.java
+++ b/rd-cli-tool/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/projects/Configure.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.rundeck.client.tool.options.ProjectNameOptions;
 import org.rundeck.client.tool.options.ProjectRequiredNameOptions;
 import org.rundeck.client.tool.options.UnparsedConfigOptions;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.LoaderOptions;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.SafeConstructor;
 import picocli.CommandLine;
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ public static Map<String, String> loadConfig(final ConfigFileOptions opts,
                     inputConfig.putAll(map);
                     break;
                 case yaml:
-                    Yaml yaml = new Yaml(new SafeConstructor());
+                    Yaml yaml = new Yaml(new SafeConstructor(new LoaderOptions()));
                     try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(input)) {
                         Object load = yaml.load(fis);
                         if (load instanceof Map) {