diff --git a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
index 1acaee33d..9c3e7a1c8 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ contourpy==1.3.3
     # via matplotlib
 cramjam==2.11.0
     # via python-snappy
-croniter==6.0.0
-    # via rq
 crontab==1.0.5
     # via rq-scheduler
 cryptography==45.0.7
@@ -369,7 +367,6 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via
     #   arrow
     #   botocore
-    #   croniter
     #   dateparser
     #   flask-mongorest-mpcontribs
     #   freezegun
@@ -385,7 +382,6 @@ python-snappy==0.7.3
     # via mpcontribs-api (setup.py)
 pytz==2025.2
     # via
-    #   croniter
     #   dateparser
     #   pandas
 pyyaml==6.0.2
@@ -430,9 +426,10 @@ rpds-py==0.27.1
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
-rq==2.6.0
+rq==2.3.2
     # via
     #   flask-rq2
+    #   mpcontribs-api (setup.py)
     #   rq-scheduler
 rq-scheduler==0.14.0
     # via flask-rq2
diff --git a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
index ce32355b3..d81dfc1e2 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ contourpy==1.3.3
     # via matplotlib
 cramjam==2.11.0
     # via python-snappy
-croniter==6.0.0
-    # via rq
 crontab==1.0.5
     # via rq-scheduler
 cryptography==45.0.7
@@ -385,7 +383,6 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via
     #   arrow
     #   botocore
-    #   croniter
     #   dateparser
     #   flask-mongorest-mpcontribs
     #   freezegun
@@ -401,7 +398,6 @@ python-snappy==0.7.3
     # via mpcontribs-api (setup.py)
 pytz==2025.2
     # via
-    #   croniter
     #   dateparser
     #   pandas
 pyyaml==6.0.2
@@ -446,9 +442,10 @@ rpds-py==0.27.1
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
-rq==2.6.0
+rq==2.3.2
     # via
     #   flask-rq2
+    #   mpcontribs-api (setup.py)
     #   rq-scheduler
 rq-scheduler==0.14.0
     # via flask-rq2
diff --git a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
index 26a8cc0d9..c74a0a9c1 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ contourpy==1.3.3
     # via matplotlib
 cramjam==2.11.0
     # via python-snappy
-croniter==6.0.0
-    # via rq
 crontab==1.0.5
     # via rq-scheduler
 cryptography==45.0.7
@@ -367,7 +365,6 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via
     #   arrow
     #   botocore
-    #   croniter
     #   dateparser
     #   flask-mongorest-mpcontribs
     #   freezegun
@@ -383,7 +380,6 @@ python-snappy==0.7.3
     # via mpcontribs-api (setup.py)
 pytz==2025.2
     # via
-    #   croniter
     #   dateparser
     #   pandas
 pyyaml==6.0.2
@@ -428,9 +424,10 @@ rpds-py==0.27.1
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
-rq==2.6.0
+rq==2.3.2
     # via
     #   flask-rq2
+    #   mpcontribs-api (setup.py)
     #   rq-scheduler
 rq-scheduler==0.14.0
     # via flask-rq2
diff --git a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
index a64f0c858..c281263f1 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ contourpy==1.3.3
     # via matplotlib
 cramjam==2.11.0
     # via python-snappy
-croniter==6.0.0
-    # via rq
 crontab==1.0.5
     # via rq-scheduler
 cryptography==45.0.7
@@ -383,7 +381,6 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via
     #   arrow
     #   botocore
-    #   croniter
     #   dateparser
     #   flask-mongorest-mpcontribs
     #   freezegun
@@ -399,7 +396,6 @@ python-snappy==0.7.3
     # via mpcontribs-api (setup.py)
 pytz==2025.2
     # via
-    #   croniter
     #   dateparser
     #   pandas
 pyyaml==6.0.2
@@ -444,9 +440,10 @@ rpds-py==0.27.1
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
-rq==2.6.0
+rq==2.3.2
     # via
     #   flask-rq2
+    #   mpcontribs-api (setup.py)
     #   rq-scheduler
 rq-scheduler==0.14.0
     # via flask-rq2