diff --git a/snakebids/io/yaml.py b/snakebids/io/yaml.py
index 1af98d3a..9fc43748 100644
--- a/snakebids/io/yaml.py
+++ b/snakebids/io/yaml.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 from pathlib import Path, PosixPath, WindowsPath
 from typing import Any, OrderedDict
 
-from ruamel.yaml import YAML, Dumper
+try:
+    from ruamel.yaml import YAML, Dumper
+except ImportError:
+    from ruamel_yaml import YAML, Dumper
 
 
 def get_yaml_io():