diff --git a/samples/fabric/simplestate/go.mod b/samples/fabric/simplestate/go.mod
index e9c71586d..a3d7fe44d 100644
--- a/samples/fabric/simplestate/go.mod
+++ b/samples/fabric/simplestate/go.mod
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.39.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200615113413-eeeca48fe776 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0 // indirect
 )
 
 replace github.com/hyperledger-labs/weaver-dlt-interoperability/core/network/fabric-interop-cc/libs/testutils => ../../../core/network/fabric-interop-cc/libs/testutils/
diff --git a/samples/fabric/simplestate/go.sum b/samples/fabric/simplestate/go.sum
index 27d64b93a..2b4d02030 100644
--- a/samples/fabric/simplestate/go.sum
+++ b/samples/fabric/simplestate/go.sum
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.3/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8 h1:obN1ZagJSUGI0Ek/LBmuj4SNLPfIny3KsKFopxRdj10=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200615113413-eeeca48fe776 h1:tQIYjPdBoyREyB9XMu+nnTclpTYkz2zFM+lzLJFO4gQ=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200615113413-eeeca48fe776/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0 h1:hjy8E9ON/egN1tAYqKb61G10WtihqetD4sz2H+8nIeA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=