diff --git a/programming/language/python/python-PyYAML/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python/python-PyYAML/pspec.xml
index f9537c2eea..7ff872831b 100644
--- a/programming/language/python/python-PyYAML/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python/python-PyYAML/pspec.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>The next generation YAML parser and emitter for Python</Summary>
         <Description>python-pyyaml is the next generation YAML parser and emitter for Python.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="22f95fe2f5ef29ab17110f92c7186e2cfde6b419" type="targz">http://pyyaml.org/download/pyyaml/PyYAML-3.13.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="2ffa797e9ae37c7d10ef9bf5dd708d2b2a953de3" type="targz">http://pyyaml.org/download/pyyaml/PyYAML-5.1.2.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
-            <Dependency>libyaml-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency versionFrom="0.2.2">libyaml-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="6">
+            <Date>2019-10-03</Date>
+            <Version>5.1.2</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="5">
             <Date>2018-08-29</Date>
             <Version>3.13</Version>
diff --git a/programming/language/python3/python3-PyYAML/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python3/python3-PyYAML/pspec.xml
index 060373fe0e..f9ba4686c4 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/python3-PyYAML/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python3/python3-PyYAML/pspec.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>The next generation YAML parser and emitter for Python3</Summary>
         <Description>python3-pyyaml is the next generation YAML parser and emitter for Python3.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="22f95fe2f5ef29ab17110f92c7186e2cfde6b419" type="targz">http://pyyaml.org/download/pyyaml/PyYAML-3.13.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="2ffa797e9ae37c7d10ef9bf5dd708d2b2a953de3" type="targz">http://pyyaml.org/download/pyyaml/PyYAML-5.1.2.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
-            <Dependency>libyaml-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency versionFrom="0.2.2">libyaml-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="3.6.0">python3-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="4">
+            <Date>2019-10-03</Date>
+            <Version>5.1.2</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="3">
             <Date>2018-08-19</Date>
             <Version>3.13</Version>
diff --git a/programming/misc/libyaml/actions.py b/programming/misc/libyaml/actions.py
index 67f1b8300b..d178217113 100644
--- a/programming/misc/libyaml/actions.py
+++ b/programming/misc/libyaml/actions.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import get
 WorkDir = "yaml-%s" % get.srcVERSION()
 
 def setup():
+    autotools.autoreconf("-fvi")
     autotools.configure("--disable-static")
 
 def build():
diff --git a/programming/misc/libyaml/pspec.xml b/programming/misc/libyaml/pspec.xml
index a919b0aac4..369a48104a 100644
--- a/programming/misc/libyaml/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/misc/libyaml/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C</Summary>
         <Description>libyaml is a YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="3590cbf092ef4c71bc0a9b404c00a626b1e04dee" type="targz">http://pyyaml.org/download/libyaml/yaml-0.1.7.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="ef3b86ba000319913e3fa2976657a1d43b353536" type="targz">http://pyyaml.org/download/libyaml/yaml-0.2.2.tar.gz</Archive>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="5">
+            <Date>2019-10-03</Date>
+            <Version>0.2.2</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="4">
             <Date>2018-08-07</Date>
             <Version>0.1.7</Version>