diff --git a/example.ts b/example.ts
index 9a5b1d4d..eb4ff5f1 100644
--- a/example.ts
+++ b/example.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as Bull from 'bull';
 import Queue3 from 'bull';
-import { Queue as QueueMQ, QueueScheduler, Worker } from 'bullmq';
+import { Queue as QueueMQ, Worker } from 'bullmq';
 import express from 'express';
 import { BullMQAdapter } from '@bull-board/api/src/queueAdapters/bullMQ';
 import { BullAdapter } from '@bull-board/api/src/queueAdapters/bull';
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ function setupBullProcessor(bullQueue: Bull.Queue) {
 }
 
 async function setupBullMQProcessor(queueName: string) {
-  const queueScheduler = new QueueScheduler(queueName, {
-    connection: redisOptions,
-  });
-  await queueScheduler.waitUntilReady();
-
   new Worker(
     queueName,
     async (job) => {
diff --git a/examples/with-express-auth/package.json b/examples/with-express-auth/package.json
index 77766f10..a7ddfe5b 100644
--- a/examples/with-express-auth/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-express-auth/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@bull-board/express": "^3.10.4",
     "body-parser": "^1.20.0",
-    "bullmq": "^1.80.4",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
     "connect-ensure-login": "^0.1.1",
     "express": "^4.17.3",
     "express-session": "^1.17.2",
diff --git a/examples/with-express/package.json b/examples/with-express/package.json
index c04f032c..fd80a30f 100644
--- a/examples/with-express/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-express/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "@bull-board/express": "^3.10.4",
-    "bullmq": "^1.80.4",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
     "express": "^4.17.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/with-fastify-auth/package.json b/examples/with-fastify-auth/package.json
index 4a0b7813..84c2b635 100644
--- a/examples/with-fastify-auth/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-fastify-auth/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@fastify/cookie": "^7.3.1",
     "@fastify/jwt": "^6.3.2",
     "@fastify/view": "^7.0.0",
-    "bullmq": "^1.81.1",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
     "fastify": "^4.10.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/with-fastify/package.json b/examples/with-fastify/package.json
index eeeaa103..ea1d441e 100644
--- a/examples/with-fastify/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-fastify/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@bull-board/fastify": "^5.0.0",
     "@bull-board/api": "^5.0.0",
-    "bullmq": "^3.10.1",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
     "fastify": "^4.15.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/with-hapi-auth/package.json b/examples/with-hapi-auth/package.json
index c71ce697..0933eae1 100644
--- a/examples/with-hapi-auth/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-hapi-auth/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
     "@bull-board/hapi": "^5.0.0",
     "@hapi/basic": "^6.0.0",
     "@hapi/hapi": "^20.2.1",
-    "bullmq": "^3.10.3"
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/with-hapi/package.json b/examples/with-hapi/package.json
index 8440ec46..54999b94 100644
--- a/examples/with-hapi/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-hapi/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@bull-board/hapi": "^5.0.0",
     "@hapi/hapi": "^20.2.1",
-    "bullmq": "^3.10.3"
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/with-koa/package.json b/examples/with-koa/package.json
index b0898e11..d8ace9bc 100644
--- a/examples/with-koa/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-koa/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "@bull-board/koa": "*",
-    "bullmq": "^1.80.4",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
     "koa": "^2.13.4",
     "koa-router": "^10.1.1"
   }
diff --git a/examples/with-multiple-instances/package.json b/examples/with-multiple-instances/package.json
index 1fbff936..6d711e78 100644
--- a/examples/with-multiple-instances/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-multiple-instances/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@bull-board/express": "^4.2.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.20.0",
-    "bullmq": "^1.80.4",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
     "express": "^4.17.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/with-nestjs-module/package.json b/examples/with-nestjs-module/package.json
index 8122a480..33ef205b 100644
--- a/examples/with-nestjs-module/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-nestjs-module/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@nestjs/common": "^9.0.0",
     "@nestjs/core": "^9.0.0",
     "@nestjs/platform-express": "^8.0.0",
-    "bullmq": "^3.15.4",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
     "@bull-board/nestjs": "^5.3.1",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/examples/with-nestjs/package.json b/examples/with-nestjs/package.json
index 5591cb97..267d7114 100644
--- a/examples/with-nestjs/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-nestjs/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@nestjs/common": "^9.0.0",
     "@nestjs/core": "^9.0.0",
     "@nestjs/platform-express": "^9.0.0",
-    "bullmq": "^3.13.4",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "rxjs": "^7.2.0"
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba5afa9d..bb5f079b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.60.0",
     "auto-changelog": "^2.4.0",
     "babel-loader": "^8.2.5",
-    "bull": "^4.9.0",
-    "bullmq": "^1.90.1",
     "concurrently": "^7.4.0",
     "eslint": "^7.27.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.5.0",
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 3a7d72dc..431fa658 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^17.0.25",
-    "bull": "^4.10.2",
-    "bullmq": "^1.80.6",
-    "ioredis-mock": "^7.2.0"
+    "bull": "^4.10.4",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
+    "ioredis-mock": "^8.8.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@bull-board/ui": "5.6.1"
diff --git a/packages/api/src/handlers/promoteAll.ts b/packages/api/src/handlers/promoteAll.ts
index 6b421efe..f64356cb 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/handlers/promoteAll.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/handlers/promoteAll.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
-import { BullBoardRequest, ControllerHandlerReturnType } from "../../typings/app";
-import { BaseAdapter } from "../queueAdapters/base";
-import { STATUSES } from "../constants/statuses";
-import { queueProvider } from "../providers/queue";
+import { BullBoardRequest, ControllerHandlerReturnType } from '../../typings/app';
+import { queueProvider } from '../providers/queue';
+import { BaseAdapter } from '../queueAdapters/base';
 
 async function promoteAll(
-    _req: BullBoardRequest,
-    queue: BaseAdapter
-): Promise<ControllerHandlerReturnType>  {
-    const queueStatus = STATUSES.delayed;
+  _req: BullBoardRequest,
+  queue: BaseAdapter
+): Promise<ControllerHandlerReturnType> {
+  await queue.promoteAll();
 
-    const jobs = await queue.getJobs([queueStatus]);
-    await Promise.all(jobs.map((job) => job.promote()));
-
-    return { status: 200, body: {} };
+  return { status: 200, body: {} };
 }
 
 export const promoteAllHandler = queueProvider(promoteAll);
diff --git a/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/base.ts b/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/base.ts
index 22d11c8a..3382b34a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/base.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/base.ts
@@ -67,4 +67,6 @@ export abstract class BaseAdapter {
   public abstract resume(): Promise<void>;
 
   public abstract empty(): Promise<void>;
+
+  public abstract promoteAll(): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/bull.ts b/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/bull.ts
index fad9d88f..cdcd97b6 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/bull.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/bull.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Job, Queue } from 'bull';
 import { JobCleanStatus, JobCounts, JobStatus, QueueAdapterOptions } from '../../typings/app';
+import { STATUSES } from '../constants/statuses';
 import { BaseAdapter } from './base';
 
 export class BullAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
@@ -64,4 +65,9 @@ export class BullAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
   public empty(): Promise<void> {
     return this.queue.empty();
   }
+
+  public async promoteAll(): Promise<void> {
+    const jobs = await this.getJobs([STATUSES.delayed]);
+    await Promise.all(jobs.map((job) => job.promote()));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/bullMQ.ts b/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/bullMQ.ts
index 81117b01..a4f35507 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/bullMQ.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/queueAdapters/bullMQ.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Job, Queue } from 'bullmq';
 import { JobCleanStatus, JobCounts, JobStatus, QueueAdapterOptions } from '../../typings/app';
+import { STATUSES } from '../constants/statuses';
 import { BaseAdapter } from './base';
 
 export class BullMQAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
@@ -53,4 +54,14 @@ export class BullMQAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
   public empty(): Promise<void> {
     return this.queue.drain();
   }
+
+  public async promoteAll(): Promise<void> {
+    // since bullmq 4.6.0
+    if (typeof this.queue.promoteJobs === 'function') {
+      await this.queue.promoteJobs();
+    } else {
+      const jobs = await this.getJobs([STATUSES.delayed]);
+      await Promise.all(jobs.map((job) => job.promote()));
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nestjs/package.json b/packages/nestjs/package.json
index 00fec1a7..d8fc0468 100644
--- a/packages/nestjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nestjs/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "@nestjs/core": "^10.0.1",
     "@types/node": "18.16.16",
     "bull": "^4.10.4",
-    "bullmq": "^3.15.8",
+    "bullmq": "^4.6.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1",
     "typescript": "^5.1.3"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index af554d44..148ddf7c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1873,7 +1873,12 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@iarna/toml/-/toml-2.2.5.tgz#b32366c89b43c6f8cefbdefac778b9c828e3ba8c"
   integrity sha512-trnsAYxU3xnS1gPHPyU961coFyLkh4gAD/0zQ5mymY4yOZ+CYvsPqUbOFSw0aDM4y0tV7tiFxL/1XfXPNC6IPg==
 
-"@ioredis/commands@^1.1.1":
+"@ioredis/as-callback@^3.0.0":
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ioredis/as-callback/-/as-callback-3.0.0.tgz#b96c9b05e6701e85ec6a5e62fa254071b0aec97f"
+  integrity sha512-Kqv1rZ3WbgOrS+hgzJ5xG5WQuhvzzSTRYvNeyPMLOAM78MHSnuKI20JeJGbpuAt//LCuP0vsexZcorqW7kWhJg==
+
+"@ioredis/commands@^1.1.1", "@ioredis/commands@^1.2.0":
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ioredis/commands/-/commands-1.2.0.tgz#6d61b3097470af1fdbbe622795b8921d42018e11"
   integrity sha512-Sx1pU8EM64o2BrqNpEO1CNLtKQwyhuXuqyfH7oGKCk+1a33d2r5saW8zNwm3j6BTExtjrv2BxTgzzkMwts6vGg==
@@ -5402,7 +5407,7 @@ builtins@^1.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/builtins/-/builtins-1.0.3.tgz#cb94faeb61c8696451db36534e1422f94f0aee88"
   integrity sha1-y5T662HIaWRR2zZTThQi+U8K7og=
 
-bull@^4.10.2, bull@^4.10.4, bull@^4.9.0:
+bull@^4.10.4:
   version "4.10.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bull/-/bull-4.10.4.tgz#db39ee0c3bfbe3b76f1f35db800501de5bba4f84"
   integrity sha512-o9m/7HjS/Or3vqRd59evBlWCXd9Lp+ALppKseoSKHaykK46SmRjAilX98PgmOz1yeVaurt8D5UtvEt4bUjM3eA==
@@ -5416,32 +5421,17 @@ bull@^4.10.2, bull@^4.10.4, bull@^4.9.0:
     semver "^7.3.2"
     uuid "^8.3.0"
 
-bullmq@^1.80.6, bullmq@^1.90.1:
-  version "1.91.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bullmq/-/bullmq-1.91.1.tgz#ed17cfd4e314afa398fd099a32d365046b1ed4bc"
-  integrity sha512-u7dat9I8ZwouZ651AMZkBSvB6NVUPpnAjd4iokd9DM41whqIBnDjuL11h7+kEjcpiDKj6E+wxZiER00FqirZQg==
-  dependencies:
-    cron-parser "^4.6.0"
-    get-port "6.1.2"
-    glob "^8.0.3"
-    ioredis "^5.2.2"
-    lodash "^4.17.21"
-    msgpackr "^1.6.2"
-    semver "^7.3.7"
-    tslib "^2.0.0"
-    uuid "^9.0.0"
-
-bullmq@^3.15.8:
-  version "3.15.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bullmq/-/bullmq-3.15.8.tgz#e8ec5b46b0b7d7ce57e509280d03745109411e05"
-  integrity sha512-k3uimHGhl5svqD7SEak+iI6c5DxeLOaOXzCufI9Ic0ST3nJr69v71TGR4cXCTXdgCff3tLec5HgoBnfyWjgn5A==
+bullmq@^4.6.0:
+  version "4.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bullmq/-/bullmq-4.6.0.tgz#13e23ec205e1e7f75ce4c0948d14b4f5bc81a31d"
+  integrity sha512-RVJSC/DhruJpSoIWYS69NMZ+qTVZpWF4fZ9WKxP9QqY7WHK6Hbm+S5D7W4XN1HAExIGHTmWYZMiqKnBgxEi9XA==
   dependencies:
     cron-parser "^4.6.0"
     glob "^8.0.3"
     ioredis "^5.3.2"
     lodash "^4.17.21"
     msgpackr "^1.6.2"
-    semver "^7.3.7"
+    semver "^7.5.4"
     tslib "^2.0.0"
     uuid "^9.0.0"
 
@@ -6562,7 +6552,7 @@ delegates@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/delegates/-/delegates-1.0.0.tgz#84c6e159b81904fdca59a0ef44cd870d31250f9a"
   integrity sha512-bd2L678uiWATM6m5Z1VzNCErI3jiGzt6HGY8OVICs40JQq/HALfbyNJmp0UDakEY4pMMaN0Ly5om/B1VI/+xfQ==
 
-denque@^2.0.1, denque@^2.1.0:
+denque@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/denque/-/denque-2.1.0.tgz#e93e1a6569fb5e66f16a3c2a2964617d349d6ab1"
   integrity sha512-HVQE3AAb/pxF8fQAoiqpvg9i3evqug3hoiwakOyZAwJm+6vZehbkYXZ0l4JxS+I3QxM97v5aaRNhj8v5oBhekw==
@@ -7885,11 +7875,6 @@ get-pkg-repo@^4.0.0:
     through2 "^2.0.0"
     yargs "^16.2.0"
 
-get-port@6.1.2:
-  version "6.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-port/-/get-port-6.1.2.tgz#c1228abb67ba0e17fb346da33b15187833b9c08a"
-  integrity sha512-BrGGraKm2uPqurfGVj/z97/zv8dPleC6x9JBNRTrDNtCkkRF4rPwrQXFgL7+I+q8QSdU4ntLQX2D7KIxSy8nGw==
-
 get-port@^5.1.1:
   version "5.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-port/-/get-port-5.1.1.tgz#0469ed07563479de6efb986baf053dcd7d4e3193"
@@ -8692,15 +8677,16 @@ invariant@^2.2.4:
   dependencies:
     loose-envify "^1.0.0"
 
-ioredis-mock@^7.2.0:
-  version "7.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ioredis-mock/-/ioredis-mock-7.4.0.tgz#953ca4ccd79eec36a78d86b5d5028f4d6098eaae"
-  integrity sha512-jcNG+9YjjBA1p6Hb1nYaC1yhW+n9S5VOgbGZXt59ZmtI2WrPWH+lSD4gE017uaGitPqW7tquFdAfcBPvFEQbew==
+ioredis-mock@^8.8.1:
+  version "8.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ioredis-mock/-/ioredis-mock-8.8.1.tgz#46e22a93e06e4377b09b66143351a3dda552e04f"
+  integrity sha512-zXSaDf86EcDFVf8jMOirWU6Js4WcwLd/cxwJiCh9EbD1GoHfeE/fVqLhLz/l1MkyL85Fb6MwfF2Fr/9819Ul9Q==
   dependencies:
+    "@ioredis/as-callback" "^3.0.0"
+    "@ioredis/commands" "^1.2.0"
     fengari "^0.1.4"
     fengari-interop "^0.1.3"
-    redis-commands "^1.7.0"
-    standard-as-callback "^2.1.0"
+    semver "^7.5.4"
 
 ioredis@^5.0.0, ioredis@^5.3.2:
   version "5.3.2"
@@ -8717,21 +8703,6 @@ ioredis@^5.0.0, ioredis@^5.3.2:
     redis-parser "^3.0.0"
     standard-as-callback "^2.1.0"
 
-ioredis@^5.2.2:
-  version "5.2.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ioredis/-/ioredis-5.2.4.tgz#9e262a668bc29bae98f2054c1e0d7efd86996b96"
-  integrity sha512-qIpuAEt32lZJQ0XyrloCRdlEdUUNGG9i0UOk6zgzK6igyudNWqEBxfH6OlbnOOoBBvr1WB02mm8fR55CnikRng==
-  dependencies:
-    "@ioredis/commands" "^1.1.1"
-    cluster-key-slot "^1.1.0"
-    debug "^4.3.4"
-    denque "^2.0.1"
-    lodash.defaults "^4.2.0"
-    lodash.isarguments "^3.1.0"
-    redis-errors "^1.2.0"
-    redis-parser "^3.0.0"
-    standard-as-callback "^2.1.0"
-
 ip@^1.1.5, ip@^1.1.8:
   version "1.1.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ip/-/ip-1.1.8.tgz#ae05948f6b075435ed3307acce04629da8cdbf48"
@@ -12766,11 +12737,6 @@ redent@^3.0.0:
     indent-string "^4.0.0"
     strip-indent "^3.0.0"
 
-redis-commands@^1.7.0:
-  version "1.7.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/redis-commands/-/redis-commands-1.7.0.tgz#15a6fea2d58281e27b1cd1acfb4b293e278c3a89"
-  integrity sha512-nJWqw3bTFy21hX/CPKHth6sfhZbdiHP6bTawSgQBlKOVRG7EZkfHbbHwQJnrE4vsQf0CMNE+3gJ4Fmm16vdVlQ==
-
 redis-errors@^1.0.0, redis-errors@^1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/redis-errors/-/redis-errors-1.2.0.tgz#eb62d2adb15e4eaf4610c04afe1529384250abad"
@@ -13291,7 +13257,7 @@ semver@^6.0.0, semver@^6.3.0, semver@^6.3.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-6.3.1.tgz#556d2ef8689146e46dcea4bfdd095f3434dffcb4"
   integrity sha512-BR7VvDCVHO+q2xBEWskxS6DJE1qRnb7DxzUrogb71CWoSficBxYsiAGd+Kl0mmq/MprG9yArRkyrQxTO6XjMzA==
 
-semver@^7.1.1, semver@^7.1.3, semver@^7.2.1, semver@^7.3.2, semver@^7.3.4, semver@^7.3.5, semver@^7.3.7, semver@^7.3.8, semver@^7.5.0, semver@^7.5.3:
+semver@^7.1.1, semver@^7.1.3, semver@^7.2.1, semver@^7.3.2, semver@^7.3.4, semver@^7.3.5, semver@^7.3.7, semver@^7.3.8, semver@^7.5.0, semver@^7.5.3, semver@^7.5.4:
   version "7.5.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.5.4.tgz#483986ec4ed38e1c6c48c34894a9182dbff68a6e"
   integrity sha512-1bCSESV6Pv+i21Hvpxp3Dx+pSD8lIPt8uVjRrxAUt/nbswYc+tK6Y2btiULjd4+fnq15PX+nqQDC7Oft7WkwcA==