diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7055999d7..420d7f137 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "crewai"
-version = "0.30.7"
+version = "0.30.8"
 description = "Cutting-edge framework for orchestrating role-playing, autonomous AI agents. By fostering collaborative intelligence, CrewAI empowers agents to work together seamlessly, tackling complex tasks."
 authors = ["Joao Moura <joao@crewai.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/crewai/cli/templates/pyproject.toml b/src/crewai/cli/templates/pyproject.toml
index e507e7305..c81390b44 100644
--- a/src/crewai/cli/templates/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/crewai/cli/templates/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">=3.10,<=3.13"
-crewai = {extras = ["tools"], version = "^0.30.7"}
+crewai = {extras = ["tools"], version = "^0.30.8"}
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 {{folder_name}} = "{{folder_name}}.main:run"
diff --git a/src/crewai/project/crew_base.py b/src/crewai/project/crew_base.py
index 7fa5f12f4..f726c5c58 100644
--- a/src/crewai/project/crew_base.py
+++ b/src/crewai/project/crew_base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import yaml
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-from crewai.utilities.parser import YamlParser
 
 load_dotenv()
 
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ def CrewBase(cls):
         @staticmethod
         def load_yaml(config_path: str):
             with open(config_path, "r") as file:
-                parsedContent = YamlParser.parse(file)  # type: ignore # Argument 1 to "parse" has incompatible type "TextIOWrapper"; expected "YamlParser"
-                return yaml.safe_load(parsedContent)
+                # parsedContent = YamlParser.parse(file)  # type: ignore # Argument 1 to "parse" has incompatible type "TextIOWrapper"; expected "YamlParser"
+                return yaml.safe_load(file)
 
     return WrappedClass