diff --git a/common-be/pom.xml b/common-be/pom.xml
index a905c1b..1a94d47 100644
--- a/common-be/pom.xml
+++ b/common-be/pom.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
 
 
 	<dependencies>
+
+		<!-- yaml to object converter -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
+			<artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
+			<version>1.14</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gson</artifactId>