diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yml
index 1a9b2df6..6d46a6bd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yml
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ runs:
       if: ${{ inputs.install-dependencies == 'true' }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        pip install uv
+        pip install uv setuptools
         uv pip sync --system ${{ inputs.python-requirements-paths }}
diff --git a/engine/Dockerfile b/engine/Dockerfile
index f3ab2e7b..f2f134cd 100644
--- a/engine/Dockerfile
+++ b/engine/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RUN if [ "$TARGETPLATFORM" = "linux/arm64" ]; then \
     && rm grpcio-1.64.1-cp312-cp312-linux_aarch64.whl; \
     fi
 
-RUN pip install uv
+RUN pip install uv setuptools
 
 # TODO: figure out how to get this to work.. see comment in .github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
 # https://stackoverflow.com/a/71846527
diff --git a/engine/requirements-dev.txt b/engine/requirements-dev.txt
index 532c5d10..4608e48c 100644
--- a/engine/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/engine/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ pyyaml==6.0.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements.txt
     #   pre-commit
-requests==2.32.0
+requests==2.32.3
     # via
     #   -c requirements.txt
     #   djangorestframework-stubs
-setuptools==70.0.0
+setuptools==72.1.0
     # via
     #   -c requirements.txt
     #   nodeenv
diff --git a/engine/requirements.in b/engine/requirements.in
index fb9f4b65..c57ca1ac 100644
--- a/engine/requirements.in
+++ b/engine/requirements.in
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ python-telegram-bot==13.13
 recurring-ical-events==2.1.0
 redis==5.0.1
 regex==2021.11.2
-requests==2.32.0
+requests==2.32.3
 slack-export-viewer==1.1.4
 slack_sdk==3.21.3
 social-auth-app-django==5.4.1
@@ -64,12 +64,3 @@ whitenoise==5.3.0
 google-api-python-client==2.122.0
 google-auth-httplib2==0.2.0
 google-auth-oauthlib==1.2.0
-# see the following resources as to why we need to install setuptools manually
-#
-# Python 3.12 release notes https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.12.html
-#
-# python/cpython#95299: Do not pre-install setuptools in virtual environments
-# created with venv. This means that distutils, setuptools, pkg_resources, and
-# easy_install will no longer available by default; to access these run pip
-# install setuptools in the activated virtual environment.
-setuptools==70.0.0
diff --git a/engine/requirements.txt b/engine/requirements.txt
index e3584de8..10488803 100644
--- a/engine/requirements.txt
+++ b/engine/requirements.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ cachetools==4.2.2
     # via
     #   google-auth
     #   python-telegram-bot
-celery[redis]==5.3.1
+celery==5.3.1
     # via -r requirements.in
 certifi==2024.2.2
     # via
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ firebase-admin==5.4.0
     # via fcm-django
 flask==3.0.2
     # via slack-export-viewer
-google-api-core[grpc]==2.17.0
+google-api-core==2.17.0
     # via
     #   firebase-admin
     #   google-api-python-client
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ referencing==0.33.0
     #   jsonschema-specifications
 regex==2021.11.2
     # via -r requirements.in
-requests==2.32.0
+requests==2.32.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   cachecontrol
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ rsa==4.9
     # via google-auth
 s3transfer==0.10.0
     # via boto3
+setuptools==72.1.0
+    # via
+    #   apscheduler
+    #   opentelemetry-instrumentation
 six==1.16.0
     # via
     #   apscheduler