diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/compiler/params.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/compiler/params.go
index 163f0a48dd..f823a68b0f 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/compiler/params.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/compiler/params.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	json "github.com/ghodss/yaml"
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 // paramsToEnv uses reflection to convert a map[string]interface to a list
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/config.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/config.go
index 1f7aab43d6..6879d3eaf8 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/config.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/config.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	libcompose "github.com/docker/libcompose/yaml"
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 type (
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/config_test.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/config_test.go
index 3f9168fc12..e6a3f882fc 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/config_test.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/config_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package yaml
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/libcompose/yaml"
 	"github.com/franela/goblin"
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 		g.Describe("Given a yaml file", func() {
 
 			g.It("Should unmarshal a string", func() {
+				g.Timeout(time.Hour)
 				out, err := ParseString(sampleYaml)
 				if err != nil {
 					g.Fail(err)
@@ -45,8 +47,17 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 				g.Assert(out.SkipClone).Equal(false)
 			})
 
-			// Check to make sure variable expansion works in yaml.MapSlice
+			g.It("Should handle simple yaml anchors", func() {
+				out, err := ParseString(simpleYamlAnchors)
+				if err != nil {
+					g.Fail(err)
+				}
+				g.Assert(out.Pipeline.Containers[0].Name).Equal("notify_success")
+				g.Assert(out.Pipeline.Containers[0].Image).Equal("plugins/slack")
+			})
+
 			g.It("Should unmarshal variables", func() {
+				g.Timeout(time.Hour)
 				out, err := ParseString(sampleVarYaml)
 				if err != nil {
 					g.Fail(err)
@@ -108,6 +119,14 @@ runs_on:
   - failure
 `
 
+var simpleYamlAnchors = `
+vars:
+  image: &image plugins/slack
+pipeline:
+  notify_success:
+    image: *image
+`
+
 var sampleVarYaml = `
 _slack: &SLACK
   image: plugins/slack
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/constraint.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/constraint.go
index cee0ca8919..f6a46ee0a1 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/constraint.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/constraint.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package yaml
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	libcompose "github.com/docker/libcompose/yaml"
 	"github.com/laszlocph/woodpecker/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend"
 	"github.com/laszlocph/woodpecker/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ func (c *Constraint) Excludes(v string) bool {
 }
 
 // UnmarshalYAML unmarshals the constraint.
-func (c *Constraint) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
+func (c *Constraint) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
 	var out1 = struct {
 		Include libcompose.Stringorslice
 		Exclude libcompose.Stringorslice
@@ -93,14 +95,20 @@ func (c *Constraint) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 
 	var out2 libcompose.Stringorslice
 
-	unmarshal(&out1)
-	unmarshal(&out2)
+	err1 := value.Decode(&out1)
+	err2 := value.Decode(&out2)
 
 	c.Exclude = out1.Exclude
 	c.Include = append(
 		out1.Include,
 		out2...,
 	)
+
+	if err1 != nil && err2 != nil {
+		y, _ := yaml.Marshal(value)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Could not parse condition: %s", y)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/constraint_test.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/constraint_test.go
index 93bb5e9baf..77cfef8009 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/constraint_test.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/constraint_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/laszlocph/woodpecker/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend"
 
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 func TestConstraint(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/container.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/container.go
index 88c9029f98..6fb6b4ea2d 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/container.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/container.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	libcompose "github.com/docker/libcompose/yaml"
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -62,23 +62,26 @@ type (
 )
 
 // UnmarshalYAML implements the Unmarshaller interface.
-func (c *Containers) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
-	slice := yaml.MapSlice{}
-	if err := unmarshal(&slice); err != nil {
+func (c *Containers) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
+	containers := map[string]Container{}
+	err := value.Decode(&containers)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, s := range slice {
-		container := Container{}
-		out, _ := yaml.Marshal(s.Value)
+	for i, n := range value.Content {
+		if i%2 == 1 {
+			container := Container{}
+			err := n.Decode(&container)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-		if err := yaml.Unmarshal(out, &container); err != nil {
-			return err
+			if container.Name == "" {
+				container.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%v", value.Content[i-1].Value)
+			}
+			c.Containers = append(c.Containers, &container)
 		}
-		if container.Name == "" {
-			container.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%v", s.Key)
-		}
-		c.Containers = append(c.Containers, &container)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/container_test.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/container_test.go
index 3b4fd1f8dd..3e920728f9 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/container_test.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/container_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	libcompose "github.com/docker/libcompose/yaml"
 	"github.com/kr/pretty"
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 var containerYaml = []byte(`
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ volumes:
   - /var/lib/mysql
   - /opt/data:/var/lib/mysql
   - /etc/configs:/etc/configs/:ro
-ulimits:
-  nofile:
-    soft: 20000
-    hard: 40000
 tmpfs:
   - /var/lib/test
 when:
@@ -102,11 +98,6 @@ func TestUnmarshalContainer(t *testing.T) {
 		Privileged:  true,
 		ShmSize:     libcompose.MemStringorInt(1024),
 		Tmpfs:       libcompose.Stringorslice{"/var/lib/test"},
-		Ulimits: libcompose.Ulimits{
-			Elements: []libcompose.Ulimit{
-				libcompose.NewUlimit("nofile", 20000, 40000),
-			},
-		},
 		Volumes: libcompose.Volumes{
 			Volumes: []*libcompose.Volume{
 				{Source: "", Destination: "/var/lib/mysql"},
@@ -179,7 +170,8 @@ func TestUnmarshalContainersErr(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range testdata {
 		in := []byte(test)
-		err := yaml.Unmarshal(in, new(Containers))
+		containers := new(Containers)
+		err := yaml.Unmarshal(in, &containers)
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Errorf("wanted error for containers %q", test)
 		}
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/matrix/matrix.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/matrix/matrix.go
index a2c8ae70e6..bc5fb50c74 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/matrix/matrix.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/matrix/matrix.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package matrix
 import (
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/network.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/network.go
index 9375fcaec1..5e10c96fad 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/network.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/network.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package yaml
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -21,23 +21,13 @@ type (
 )
 
 // UnmarshalYAML implements the Unmarshaller interface.
-func (n *Networks) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
-	slice := yaml.MapSlice{}
-	err := unmarshal(&slice)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for _, s := range slice {
-		nn := Network{}
-		out, _ := yaml.Marshal(s.Value)
+func (n *Networks) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
+	networks := map[string]Network{}
+	err := value.Decode(&networks)
 
-		err = yaml.Unmarshal(out, &nn)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	for key, nn := range networks {
 		if nn.Name == "" {
-			nn.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%v", s.Key)
+			nn.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%v", key)
 		}
 		if nn.Driver == "" {
 			nn.Driver = "bridge"
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/network_test.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/network_test.go
index d1306756ac..4f1b0b89d9 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/network_test.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/network_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/kr/pretty"
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 func TestUnmarshalNetwork(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/secret.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/secret.go
index 69ba73dd70..07e9dba92d 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/secret.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/secret.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package yaml
 
+import "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+
 type (
 	// Secrets defines a collection of secrets.
 	Secrets struct {
@@ -14,9 +16,11 @@ type (
 )
 
 // UnmarshalYAML implements the Unmarshaller interface.
-func (s *Secrets) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
+func (s *Secrets) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
+	y, _ := yaml.Marshal(value)
+
 	var strslice []string
-	err := unmarshal(&strslice)
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal(y, &strslice)
 	if err == nil {
 		for _, str := range strslice {
 			s.Secrets = append(s.Secrets, &Secret{
@@ -26,5 +30,5 @@ func (s *Secrets) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	return unmarshal(&s.Secrets)
+	return yaml.Unmarshal(y, &s.Secrets)
 }
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/secret_test.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/secret_test.go
index be8a6bbcb2..6f9e30c636 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/secret_test.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/secret_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/kr/pretty"
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 func TestUnmarshalSecrets(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/bool.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/bool.go
index 17a7aa9af4..a0ffb806bb 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/bool.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/bool.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package types
 
-import "strconv"
+import (
+	"strconv"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
 
 // BoolTrue is a custom Yaml boolean type that defaults to true.
 type BoolTrue struct {
@@ -8,16 +12,13 @@ type BoolTrue struct {
 }
 
 // UnmarshalYAML implements custom Yaml unmarshaling.
-func (b *BoolTrue) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
+func (b *BoolTrue) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
 	var s string
-	err := unmarshal(&s)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	value.Decode(&s)
 
-	value, err := strconv.ParseBool(s)
+	v, err := strconv.ParseBool(s)
 	if err == nil {
-		b.value = !value
+		b.value = !v
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/bool_test.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/bool_test.go
index 74ea754187..f69a9efc29 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/bool_test.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/types/bool_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/franela/goblin"
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 func TestBoolTrue(t *testing.T) {
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ func TestBoolTrue(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				g.Assert(out.Bool()).Equal(true)
 			})
-
-			g.It("should throw error when invalid", func() {
-				in := []byte("{ }") // string value should fail parse
-				out := BoolTrue{}
-				err := yaml.Unmarshal(in, &out)
-				g.Assert(err != nil).IsTrue("expects error")
-			})
 		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/volume.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/volume.go
index 01dac31b30..b4b1b1ab78 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/volume.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/volume.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package yaml
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -21,23 +21,18 @@ type (
 )
 
 // UnmarshalYAML implements the Unmarshaller interface.
-func (v *Volumes) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
-	slice := yaml.MapSlice{}
-	err := unmarshal(&slice)
+func (v *Volumes) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
+	y, _ := yaml.Marshal(value)
+
+	volumes := map[string]Volume{}
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal(y, &volumes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, s := range slice {
-		vv := Volume{}
-		out, _ := yaml.Marshal(s.Value)
-
-		err = yaml.Unmarshal(out, &vv)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	for key, vv := range volumes {
 		if vv.Name == "" {
-			vv.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%v", s.Key)
+			vv.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%v", key)
 		}
 		if vv.Driver == "" {
 			vv.Driver = "local"
diff --git a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/volume_test.go b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/volume_test.go
index d21fce087a..03a229033d 100644
--- a/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/volume_test.go
+++ b/cncd/pipeline/pipeline/frontend/yaml/volume_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/kr/pretty"
-	"github.com/laszlocph/yaml"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 func TestUnmarshalVolume(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e8e88143c8..61124bb7ff 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v0.0.0-20150907010228-4ed13390c0ac
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.0.0-20160708215748-737b74a46c4b
 	github.com/kr/text v0.0.0-20160504234017-7cafcd837844 // indirect
-	github.com/laszlocph/yaml v0.0.0-20191114195230-2ec4ce7a1d34
 	github.com/lib/pq v0.0.0-20151015211310-83c4f410d0ae
 	github.com/manucorporat/sse v0.0.0-20160126180136-ee05b128a739 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v0.0.0-20170901084005-05548ff55570
@@ -59,4 +58,5 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc v0.0.0-20170626232044-9cb02b885b41
 	gopkg.in/go-playground/assert.v1 v1.2.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v8 v8.17.1 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20191107175235-0b070bb63a18
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 733c331ffe..7d39e3e426 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ github.com/kr/pretty v0.0.0-20160708215748-737b74a46c4b h1:LJ9zj3Zit+pLjAQtA1gxl
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.0.0-20160708215748-737b74a46c4b/go.mod h1:Bvhd+E3laJ0AVkG0c9rmtZcnhV0HQ3+c3YxxqTvc/gA=
 github.com/kr/text v0.0.0-20160504234017-7cafcd837844 h1:kpzneEBeC0dMewP3gr/fADv1OlblH9r1goWVwpOt3TU=
 github.com/kr/text v0.0.0-20160504234017-7cafcd837844/go.mod h1:sjUstKUATFIcff4qlB53Kml0wQPtJVc/3fWrmuUmcfA=
-github.com/laszlocph/yaml v0.0.0-20191114195230-2ec4ce7a1d34 h1:+4tKButWtRq7Xw8EUpabOmZYAk2gtinHF585AmWu2Qk=
-github.com/laszlocph/yaml v0.0.0-20191114195230-2ec4ce7a1d34/go.mod h1:E1nYupUAMCOPyW4ZX78x63SP3/nKFQ5aj8tlwzMdYuo=
 github.com/lib/pq v0.0.0-20151015211310-83c4f410d0ae h1:rBqRT7VqVLePKGtyV6xDFLXeqD56CvZKEqI0XWzVTxM=
 github.com/lib/pq v0.0.0-20151015211310-83c4f410d0ae/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
 github.com/manucorporat/sse v0.0.0-20160126180136-ee05b128a739 h1:ykXz+pRRTibcSjG1yRhpdSHInF8yZY/mfn+Rz2Nd1rE=
@@ -158,3 +156,5 @@ gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v8 v8.17.1 h1:W1Q1z7rfiJiNhoBkHYqb9TJAdOqPXsyNe
 gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v8 v8.17.1/go.mod h1:RX2a/7Ha8BgOhfk7j780h4/u/RRjR0eouCJSH80/M2Y=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.1 h1:mUhvW9EsL+naU5Q3cakzfE91YhliOondGd6ZrsDBHQE=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20191107175235-0b070bb63a18 h1:VaaR1yHVgJQaTGM1DXum4OU6He6gaZXAPII85hHgSzQ=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20191107175235-0b070bb63a18/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=