diff --git a/ddspipe_yaml/include/ddspipe_yaml/YamlWriter.hpp b/ddspipe_yaml/include/ddspipe_yaml/YamlWriter.hpp
index cd934599..cc1cccb5 100644
--- a/ddspipe_yaml/include/ddspipe_yaml/YamlWriter.hpp
+++ b/ddspipe_yaml/include/ddspipe_yaml/YamlWriter.hpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ template <typename T>
 void set(
         Yaml& yml,
         const T& value,
-        const bool is_compact);
+        bool is_compact);
 
 //! Set the \c value in a new yaml in \c yml under \c tag .
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/ddspipe_yaml/include/ddspipe_yaml/impl/YamlWriter.ipp b/ddspipe_yaml/include/ddspipe_yaml/impl/YamlWriter.ipp
index 8eefcb1e..4ae5b76d 100644
--- a/ddspipe_yaml/include/ddspipe_yaml/impl/YamlWriter.ipp
+++ b/ddspipe_yaml/include/ddspipe_yaml/impl/YamlWriter.ipp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ template <typename T>
 void set_collection(
         Yaml& yml,
         const std::vector<T>& collection,
-        const bool is_compact);
+        bool is_compact);
 
 template <typename K, typename T>
 void set_map(
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ template <typename T>
 void set(
         Yaml& yml,
         const std::vector<T>& collection,
-        const bool is_compact)
+        bool is_compact)
 {
     set_collection(yml, collection, is_compact);
 }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ template <typename T>
 void set_collection(
         Yaml& yml,
         const std::vector<T>& collection,
-        const bool is_compact)
+        bool is_compact)
 {
     for (const auto& v : collection)
     {