diff --git a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/deployment.txt b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/deployment.txt
index f9433f3e5..81f7be3c1 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/deployment.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/deployment.txt
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-api (MPContribs/mpcontribs-api/pyproject.toml)
diff --git a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
index 7a7c79fd0..7a9917d49 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-api (pyproject.toml)
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   flask-sse
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
index 01f644f09..83ffc8275 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-api/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-api (pyproject.toml)
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   flask-sse
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-client/requirements/deployment.txt b/mpcontribs-client/requirements/deployment.txt
index f19c9e148..c4be1894d 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-client/requirements/deployment.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-client/requirements/deployment.txt
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client (MPContribs/mpcontribs-client/pyproject.toml)
diff --git a/mpcontribs-client/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt b/mpcontribs-client/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
index 3beb6a244..d78612b1c 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-client/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-client/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client (pyproject.toml)
diff --git a/mpcontribs-client/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt b/mpcontribs-client/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
index 150beba0e..0217ecfb5 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-client/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-client/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client (pyproject.toml)
diff --git a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/deployment.txt b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/deployment.txt
index 827d40595..5e9d1f0e9 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/deployment.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/deployment.txt
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
diff --git a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
index e6e4d71cf..794dabe2b 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   bravado-core
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
index a0ccde26a..a21c84f1f 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   bravado-core
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
index 3e37de61d..9640d990e 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   bravado-core
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
index 01f8914f0..1ed9cf9c2 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-kernel-gateway/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   bravado-core
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt b/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
index 274ef0660..ff5352353 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pandas==2.3.3
     # via
     #   mpcontribs-lux (pyproject.toml)
     #   pymatgen
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 plotly==6.5.0
     # via pymatgen
diff --git a/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt b/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
index c52b69183..93ead0ae9 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ emmet-core==0.86.2
     # via mpcontribs-lux (pyproject.toml)
 execnet==2.1.2
     # via pytest-xdist
-filelock==3.29.4
+filelock==3.29.7
     # via virtualenv
 flake8==7.3.0
     # via mpcontribs-lux (pyproject.toml)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pandas==2.3.3
     #   pymatgen
 pathspec==0.12.1
     # via mypy
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 platformdirs==4.5.1
     # via virtualenv
@@ -205,5 +205,5 @@ uncertainties==3.2.3
     # via pymatgen
 urllib3==2.7.0
     # via requests
-virtualenv==21.5.1
+virtualenv==21.6.0
     # via pre-commit
diff --git a/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt b/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
index 274ef0660..ff5352353 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pandas==2.3.3
     # via
     #   mpcontribs-lux (pyproject.toml)
     #   pymatgen
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 plotly==6.5.0
     # via pymatgen
diff --git a/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt b/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
index c52b69183..93ead0ae9 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-lux/requirements/requirements-ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ emmet-core==0.86.2
     # via mpcontribs-lux (pyproject.toml)
 execnet==2.1.2
     # via pytest-xdist
-filelock==3.29.4
+filelock==3.29.7
     # via virtualenv
 flake8==7.3.0
     # via mpcontribs-lux (pyproject.toml)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pandas==2.3.3
     #   pymatgen
 pathspec==0.12.1
     # via mypy
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 platformdirs==4.5.1
     # via virtualenv
@@ -205,5 +205,5 @@ uncertainties==3.2.3
     # via pymatgen
 urllib3==2.7.0
     # via requests
-virtualenv==21.5.1
+virtualenv==21.6.0
     # via pre-commit
diff --git a/mpcontribs-portal/pyproject.toml b/mpcontribs-portal/pyproject.toml
index fad1e71c9..bcfba4fa9 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-portal/pyproject.toml
+++ b/mpcontribs-portal/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "boltons",
     "boto3",
     "ddtrace==4.3.0",
-    "django>=3.2,<4.0",
+    "django>=3.2,<6.0",
     "django-settings-file",
     "django-webpack4-loader",
     "fastnumbers",
diff --git a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/deployment.txt b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/deployment.txt
index 5b4666e89..42833f265 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/deployment.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/deployment.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ decorator==5.3.1
     # via ipython
 defusedxml==0.7.1
     # via nbconvert
-django==6.0.6
+django==5.2.16
     # via
     #   django-extensions
     #   django-settings-file
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
diff --git a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
index cd18d95a6..bce161df8 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ decorator==5.3.1
     # via ipython
 defusedxml==0.7.1
     # via nbconvert
-django==6.0.6
+django==5.2.16
     # via
     #   django-extensions
     #   django-settings-file
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   bravado-core
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
index b8acbcbfc..21e04ed01 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.11_extras.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ decorator==5.3.1
     # via ipython
 defusedxml==0.7.1
     # via nbconvert
-django==4.2.30
+django==5.2.16
     # via
     #   django-extensions
     #   django-settings-file
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   bravado-core
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
index 7d49402aa..f4c9c2531 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ decorator==5.3.1
     # via ipython
 defusedxml==0.7.1
     # via nbconvert
-django==6.0.6
+django==5.2.16
     # via
     #   django-extensions
     #   django-settings-file
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   bravado-core
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
index 7b81e1754..0e282296a 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-portal/requirements/ubuntu-latest_py3.12_extras.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ decorator==5.3.1
     # via ipython
 defusedxml==0.7.1
     # via nbconvert
-django==4.2.30
+django==5.2.16
     # via
     #   django-extensions
     #   django-settings-file
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ parso==0.8.7
     # via jedi
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.25.3
     # via mpcontribs-client
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   bravado-core
     #   python-dateutil
     #   rfc3339-validator
-soupsieve==2.8.3
+soupsieve==2.8.4
     # via beautifulsoup4
 spglib==2.7.0
     # via pymatgen-core
diff --git a/mpcontribs-serverless/dependencies/requirements.txt b/mpcontribs-serverless/dependencies/requirements.txt
index a0318bd50..3377ef9c0 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-serverless/dependencies/requirements.txt
+++ b/mpcontribs-serverless/dependencies/requirements.txt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pexpect==4.8.0
     # via ipython
 pickleshare==0.7.5
     # via ipython
-pillow==12.2.0
+pillow==12.3.0
     # via matplotlib
 pint==0.19.2
     # via mpcontribs-client