diff --git a/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb b/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb
index 1c794da2..5c8bd06f 100644
--- a/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ RSpec.describe Gadget, type: :model do
         gadget.update_attribute(:updated_at, Time.current + 1)
       }.to(change { gadget.versions.size }.by(1))
       expect(
-        YAML.load(gadget.versions.last.object_changes).keys
+        if ::YAML.respond_to?(:unsafe_load)
+          YAML.unsafe_load(gadget.versions.last.object_changes).keys
+        else
+          YAML.load(gadget.versions.last.object_changes).keys
+        end
       ).to eq(["updated_at"])
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/no_object_spec.rb b/spec/models/no_object_spec.rb
index 85e4dd11..95f62492 100644
--- a/spec/models/no_object_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/no_object_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ RSpec.describe NoObject, versioning: true do
 
     # New feature: destroy populates object_changes
     # https://github.com/paper-trail-gem/paper_trail/pull/1123
-    h = YAML.load a["object_changes"]
+    h = if ::YAML.respond_to?(:unsafe_load)
+          YAML.unsafe_load a["object_changes"]
+        else
+          YAML.load a["object_changes"]
+        end
     expect(h["id"]).to eq([n.id, nil])
     expect(h["letter"]).to eq([n.letter, nil])
     expect(h["created_at"][0]).to be_present
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/events/destroy_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/events/destroy_spec.rb
index 7a6340a5..f75d3ef5 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/events/destroy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/events/destroy_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ module PaperTrail
           let(:data) { described_class.new(skipper, false).data }
 
           it "includes `object` without skipped attributes" do
-            object = YAML.load(data[:object])
+            object = if ::YAML.respond_to?(:unsafe_load)
+                       YAML.unsafe_load(data[:object])
+                     else
+                       YAML.load(data[:object])
+                     end
             expect(object["id"]).to eq(skipper.id)
             expect(object).to have_key("updated_at")
             expect(object).to have_key("created_at")
@@ -29,7 +33,11 @@ module PaperTrail
           end
 
           it "includes `object_changes` without skipped and ignored attributes" do
-            changes = YAML.load(data[:object_changes])
+            changes = if ::YAML.respond_to?(:unsafe_load)
+                        YAML.unsafe_load(data[:object_changes])
+                      else
+                        YAML.load(data[:object_changes])
+                      end
             expect(changes["id"]).to eq([skipper.id, nil])
             expect(changes["updated_at"][0]).to be_present
             expect(changes["updated_at"][1]).to be_nil