diff --git a/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/nativeapp/artifacts.py b/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/nativeapp/artifacts.py
index e623502e75..cc4aa67228 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/nativeapp/artifacts.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/nativeapp/artifacts.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
-import strictyaml
+import yaml
 from click import ClickException
 from snowflake.cli.api.constants import DEFAULT_SIZE_LIMIT_MB
 from snowflake.cli.api.project.schemas.native_app.path_mapping import PathMapping
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def find_version_info_in_manifest_file(
     with SecurePath(manifest_file).open(
         "r", read_file_limit_mb=DEFAULT_SIZE_LIMIT_MB
     ) as file:
-        manifest_content = strictyaml.load(file.read())
+        manifest_content = yaml.load(file.read(), Loader=yaml.BaseLoader)
 
     version_name: Optional[str] = None
     patch_name: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/tests_integration/conftest.py b/tests_integration/conftest.py
index 633c7d4046..7313a67d2e 100644
--- a/tests_integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests_integration/conftest.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import pytest
-import strictyaml
+import yaml
+
 from snowflake.cli.api.cli_global_context import cli_context_manager
 from snowflake.cli.api.project.definition import merge_left
 from snowflake.cli.app.cli_app import app_factory
-from strictyaml import as_document
 from typer import Typer
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
@@ -131,10 +131,12 @@ def _temporary_project_directory(
         test_data_file = test_root_path / "test_data" / "projects" / project_name
         shutil.copytree(test_data_file, temporary_working_directory, dirs_exist_ok=True)
         if merge_project_definition:
-            project_definition = strictyaml.load(Path("snowflake.yml").read_text()).data
+            project_definition = yaml.load(
+                Path("snowflake.yml").read_text(), Loader=yaml.BaseLoader
+            )
             merge_left(project_definition, merge_project_definition)
             with open(Path(temporary_working_directory) / "snowflake.yml", "w") as file:
-                file.write(as_document(project_definition).as_yaml())
+                file.write(yaml.dump(project_definition))
 
         yield temporary_working_directory