diff --git a/f4pga/__init__.py b/f4pga/__init__.py
index 6662a2f..37d85f6 100755
--- a/f4pga/__init__.py
+++ b/f4pga/__init__.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from argparse import Namespace
 from sys import argv as sys_argv
 from os import environ
+from yaml import load as yaml_load, Loader as yaml_loader
 from json import load as json_load
 from typing import Iterable
 from colorama import Fore, Style
@@ -593,8 +594,8 @@ def get_platform_name_for_part(part_name: str):
     The reason for such distinction is that plenty of chips with different names
     differ only in a type of package they use.
     """
-    with (ROOT / 'part_db.json').open('r') as rfptr:
-        for key, val in json_load(rfptr).items():
+    with (ROOT / 'part_db.yml').open('r') as rfptr:
+        for key, val in yaml_load(rfptr, yaml_loader).items():
             if part_name.upper() in val:
                 return key
         raise Exception(f"Unknown part name <{part_name}>!")
diff --git a/f4pga/part_db.json b/f4pga/part_db.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 072d51b..0000000
--- a/f4pga/part_db.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "xc7a50t": [
-        "XC7A50TCSG324-1",
-        "XC7A35TCSG324-1",
-        "XC7A35TCPG236-1"
-    ],
-    "xc7a100t": [
-        "XC7A100TCSG324-1",
-        "XC7A100TFGG484-2"
-    ],
-    "xc7a200t": [
-        "XC7A200TSBG484-1"
-    ],
-    "xc7z010t": [
-        "XC7C010CLG400-1"
-    ],
-    "ql-eos-s3": [
-        "EOS3FF512-PDN64",
-        "EOS3FF512-WRN42",
-        "EOS3FLF512-PDN64",
-        "EOS3FLF512-WRN42",
-        "EOS3CF512-PDN64",
-        "EOS3CF512-WRN42",
-        "EOS3CLF512-PDN64",
-        "EOS3CLF512-WRN42"
-    ],
-    "ql-k4n8_slow": [
-        "K4N8",
-        "K4N8_SLOW"
-    ],
-    "ql-k4n8_fast": [
-        "K4N8_FAST"
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/f4pga/part_db.yml b/f4pga/part_db.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b04020a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/f4pga/part_db.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 F4PGA Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+xc7a50t:
+  - XC7A50TCSG324-1
+  - XC7A35TCSG324-1
+  - XC7A35TCPG236-1
+
+xc7a100t:
+  - XC7A100TCSG324-1
+  - XC7A100TFGG484-2
+
+xc7a200t:
+  - XC7A200TSBG484-1
+
+xc7z010t:
+  - XC7C010CLG400-1
+
+ql-eos-s3:
+  - EOS3FF512-PDN64
+  - EOS3FF512-WRN42
+  - EOS3FLF512-PDN64
+  - EOS3FLF512-WRN42
+  - EOS3CF512-PDN64
+  - EOS3CF512-WRN42
+  - EOS3CLF512-PDN64
+  - EOS3CLF512-WRN42
+
+ql-k4n8_slow:
+  - K4N8
+  - K4N8_SLOW
+
+ql-k4n8_fast:
+  - K4N8_FAST
diff --git a/f4pga/requirements.txt b/f4pga/requirements.txt
index 3fcfb51..552c616 100644
--- a/f4pga/requirements.txt
+++ b/f4pga/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 colorama
+pyyaml
diff --git a/f4pga/setup.py b/f4pga/setup.py
index 99dd82c..baf6641 100644
--- a/f4pga/setup.py
+++ b/f4pga/setup.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ setuptools_setup(
     package_dir={"f4pga": "."},
     package_data={
         'f4pga': [
-            '*.json',
+            '*.yml',
             'platforms/*.json'
         ],
         'f4pga.wrappers.sh': [