diff --git a/requirements/base.in b/requirements/base.in
index e4150162e..a19570eea 100644
--- a/requirements/base.in
+++ b/requirements/base.in
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ sphinxcontrib-images
 sphinxcontrib-contentui
 sphinxext-rediraffe
 sphinx-tags
-sphinx-notfound-page
\ No newline at end of file
+sphinx-notfound-page
+sphinxemoji
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 8927023fa..8d5d81078 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ babel==2.17.0
     # via
     #   pydata-sphinx-theme
     #   sphinx
-beautifulsoup4==4.13.3
+beautifulsoup4==4.13.4
     # via pydata-sphinx-theme
 certifi==2025.1.31
     # via requests
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ sphinx==7.4.7
     #   sphinxcontrib-images
     #   sphinxcontrib-mermaid
     #   sphinxcontrib-youtube
+    #   sphinxemoji
     #   sphinxext-rediraffe
 sphinx-autobuild==2024.10.3
     # via -r requirements/base.in
@@ -114,9 +115,11 @@ sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==2.0.0
     # via sphinx
 sphinxcontrib-youtube==1.4.1
     # via -r requirements/base.in
+sphinxemoji==0.3.1
+    # via -r requirements/base.in
 sphinxext-rediraffe==0.2.7
     # via -r requirements/base.in
-starlette==0.46.1
+starlette==0.46.2
     # via sphinx-autobuild
 typing-extensions==4.13.2
     # via
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ urllib3==2.2.3
     # via
     #   -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/edx-lint/master/edx_lint/files/common_constraints.txt
     #   requests
-uvicorn==0.34.0
+uvicorn==0.34.1
     # via sphinx-autobuild
 watchfiles==1.0.5
     # via sphinx-autobuild
diff --git a/requirements/pip-tools.txt b/requirements/pip-tools.txt
index 31d211cc7..dd7606e6c 100644
--- a/requirements/pip-tools.txt
+++ b/requirements/pip-tools.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.12
+# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.9
 # by the following command:
 #
 #    make upgrade
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ build==1.2.2.post1
     # via pip-tools
 click==8.1.8
     # via pip-tools
+importlib-metadata==8.6.1
+    # via build
 packaging==24.2
     # via build
 pip-tools==7.4.1
@@ -16,8 +18,14 @@ pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via
     #   build
     #   pip-tools
+tomli==2.2.1
+    # via
+    #   build
+    #   pip-tools
 wheel==0.45.1
     # via pip-tools
+zipp==3.21.0
+    # via importlib-metadata
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
 # pip
diff --git a/requirements/pip.txt b/requirements/pip.txt
index bf4c9a2f5..1419e8752 100644
--- a/requirements/pip.txt
+++ b/requirements/pip.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.12
+# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.9
 # by the following command:
 #
 #    make upgrade
diff --git a/source/conf.py b/source/conf.py
index 05dff964e..b2dff7aec 100644
--- a/source/conf.py
+++ b/source/conf.py
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     "sphinx.ext.intersphinx",
     "sphinxext.rediraffe",
     "notfound.extension",
-    "sphinx_tags"
+    "sphinx_tags",
+    "sphinxemoji.sphinxemoji",
 ]
 
 # Extension Configuration
diff --git a/source/educators/quickstarts/build_a_course.rst b/source/educators/quickstarts/build_a_course.rst
index c399b07cf..e9a0152d9 100644
--- a/source/educators/quickstarts/build_a_course.rst
+++ b/source/educators/quickstarts/build_a_course.rst
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Follow the steps below to build your first course. By the end, you will have a f
 
  :ref:`View As Learner` (how-to)
 
-
+Congrats – you have built your first course 🎉
 
 **Maintenance chart**