diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2d304d4..6000328 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ checksum = "217698eaf96b4a3f0bc4f3662aaa55bdf913cd54d7204591faa790070c6d0853"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cron"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.17.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "089df96cf6a25253b4b6b6744d86f91150a3d4df546f31a95def47976b8cba97"
+checksum = "a5dcd6f69605c2956916ce24e8af637b754964c9a83f4662d3a2361654cdba09"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "once_cell",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c14cddc..462d075 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ english = ["dep:english-to-cron", "dep:cron"]
 apalis-core = { version = "1.0.0-rc.9", default-features = false, features = [
     "sleep",
 ] }
-cron = { version = "0.16.0", optional = true }
+cron = { version = "0.17.0", optional = true }
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.30", default-features = false }
 chrono = { version = "0.4.38", default-features = false, features = ["clock"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"], optional = true }