diff --git a/.changeset/rare-carrots-grab.md b/.changeset/rare-carrots-grab.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2c208ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rare-carrots-grab.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+---
+
+Consolidate on go.yaml.in/yaml/v3
diff --git a/auth/provider.go b/auth/provider.go
index 1503a44ab..dde8f2b73 100644
--- a/auth/provider.go
+++ b/auth/provider.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package auth
 import (
 	"io"
 
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"go.yaml.in/yaml/v3"
 )
 
 type FileBasedKeyProvider struct {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 058aad339..3048626ca 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.28.0
 	go.uber.org/zap/exp v0.3.0
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260603202125-055de637280b
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.38.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.44.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.44.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.10.0 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.53.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.56.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c2d8c9f45..4330d4a19 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ github.com/lithammer/shortuuid/v4 v4.2.0 h1:LMFOzVB3996a7b8aBuEXxqOBflbfPQAiVzkI
 github.com/lithammer/shortuuid/v4 v4.2.0/go.mod h1:D5noHZ2oFw/YaKCfGy0YxyE7M0wMbezmMjPdhyEFe6Y=
 github.com/livekit/mageutil v0.0.0-20250511045019-0f1ff63f7731 h1:9x+U2HGLrSw5ATTo469PQPkqzdoU7be46ryiCDO3boc=
 github.com/livekit/mageutil v0.0.0-20250511045019-0f1ff63f7731/go.mod h1:Rs3MhFwutWhGwmY1VQsygw28z5bWcnEYmS1OG9OxjOQ=
-github.com/livekit/psrpc v0.7.2 h1:6oZ+NODJ2pLyaT6VqDq1F4Qc/3TpDUSpyphj/P9MhQc=
-github.com/livekit/psrpc v0.7.2/go.mod h1:rAI+m2+/cb4x9RXhLRtUx5ZwdfjjXOl4zi46IjEetaw=
 github.com/livekit/psrpc v0.7.3 h1:bekuZt/ZQzg8+/M8G6G5jq7bvV9fAKdPHSOZeTwrIIc=
 github.com/livekit/psrpc v0.7.3/go.mod h1:rAI+m2+/cb4x9RXhLRtUx5ZwdfjjXOl4zi46IjEetaw=
 github.com/mackerelio/go-osstat v0.2.8 h1:I2duicTaCGWoM53XwAwA9OIe1inu0xnVs8/pqOWWVr4=
diff --git a/livekit/types.go b/livekit/types.go
index 3904f2dfa..868ea520d 100644
--- a/livekit/types.go
+++ b/livekit/types.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"buf.build/go/protoyaml"
 	"github.com/dennwc/iters"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.yaml.in/yaml/v3"
 	proto "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -139,48 +139,53 @@ type Guid interface {
 
 type GuidBlock [9]byte
 
-func (r *RoomConfiguration) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
-	// Marshall the Node back to yaml to pass it to the protobuf specific unmarshaller
-	str, err := yaml.Marshal(value)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return protoyaml.Unmarshal(str, r)
+func (r *RoomConfiguration) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
+	return unmarshalProto(unmarshal, r)
 }
 
 func (r *RoomConfiguration) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
 	return marshalProto(r)
 }
 
-func (r *RoomEgress) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
-	// Marshall the Node back to yaml to pass it to the protobuf specific unmarshaller
-	str, err := yaml.Marshal(value)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return protoyaml.Unmarshal(str, r)
+func (r *RoomEgress) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
+	return unmarshalProto(unmarshal, r)
 }
 
 func (r *RoomEgress) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
 	return marshalProto(r)
 }
 
-func (r *RoomAgent) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
-	// Marshall the Node back to yaml to pass it to the protobuf specific unmarshaller
-	str, err := yaml.Marshal(value)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return protoyaml.Unmarshal(str, r)
+func (r *RoomAgent) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
+	return unmarshalProto(unmarshal, r)
 }
 
 func (r *RoomAgent) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
 	return marshalProto(r)
 }
 
+// unmarshalProto decodes a yaml value into a protobuf message using the protobuf
+// specific unmarshaller.
+//
+// The func-based unmarshal signature is deliberate: unlike UnmarshalYAML(*yaml.Node),
+// it names no types from any yaml package, so decoders from both gopkg.in/yaml.v3 and
+// go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 recognize it. Taking a *yaml.Node would bind these types to
+// whichever package protocol imports, and callers using the other one would silently
+// fall back to reflective struct decoding.
+func unmarshalProto(unmarshal func(interface{}) error, o proto.Message) error {
+	var v interface{}
+	if err := unmarshal(&v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Marshall the value back to yaml to pass it to the protobuf specific unmarshaller
+	str, err := yaml.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return protoyaml.Unmarshal(str, o)
+}
+
 func marshalProto(o proto.Message) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	// Marshall the Node to yaml using the protobuf specific marshaller to ensure the proper field names are used
 	str, err := protoyaml.MarshalOptions{UseProtoNames: true}.Marshal(o)
diff --git a/livekit/types_test.go b/livekit/types_test.go
index 729d6536a..254ad37d8 100644
--- a/livekit/types_test.go
+++ b/livekit/types_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dennwc/iters"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.yaml.in/yaml/v3"
 	proto "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	gopkgyaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 func TestUnmarshallRoomConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
@@ -44,6 +45,51 @@ a:
 
 }
 
+// TestUnmarshallRoomConfigurationBothYAMLPackages guards the func-based UnmarshalYAML
+// signature on RoomConfiguration/RoomEgress/RoomAgent.
+//
+// Callers decode protocol types with either gopkg.in/yaml.v3 or go.yaml.in/yaml/v3.
+// A UnmarshalYAML(*yaml.Node) method is only recognized by the package that owns the
+// Node type; the other package silently falls back to reflective struct decoding,
+// which leaves proto fields such as min_playout_delay at their zero value rather than
+// returning an error. Both decoders must therefore keep producing a populated message.
+func TestUnmarshallRoomConfigurationBothYAMLPackages(t *testing.T) {
+	y := `
+name: room_name
+egress:
+  room:
+    room_name: egress_room
+agents:
+  - agent_name: ag
+    metadata: mm
+min_playout_delay: 42
+`
+
+	check := func(t *testing.T, rc *RoomConfiguration) {
+		t.Helper()
+		require.Equal(t, "room_name", rc.Name)
+		// zero here means the custom unmarshaller was skipped
+		require.Equal(t, uint32(42), rc.MinPlayoutDelay)
+		require.NotNil(t, rc.Egress)
+		require.Equal(t, "egress_room", rc.Egress.Room.RoomName)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, len(rc.Agents))
+		require.Equal(t, "ag", rc.Agents[0].AgentName)
+		require.Equal(t, "mm", rc.Agents[0].Metadata)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("go.yaml.in/yaml/v3", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var rc RoomConfiguration
+		require.NoError(t, yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(y), &rc))
+		check(t, &rc)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("gopkg.in/yaml.v3", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var rc RoomConfiguration
+		require.NoError(t, gopkgyaml.Unmarshal([]byte(y), &rc))
+		check(t, &rc)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestMarshallRoomConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	r := &RoomConfiguration{
 		Name:             "name",
diff --git a/utils/configutil/observer.go b/utils/configutil/observer.go
index 6eb027a24..730423969 100644
--- a/utils/configutil/observer.go
+++ b/utils/configutil/observer.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"go.yaml.in/yaml/v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/logger"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/utils/events"