diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md
index 90340ac199d..f0ad05a9a64 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 * [#12401](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12401) - Support the creation of front ports without a pre-populated device ID
 * [#12405](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12405) - Fix filtering for VLAN groups displayed under site view
 * [#12412](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12412) - Device/VM interface MAC addresses can be nullified via REST API
-* [#12415](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12415) - Pin `rq` to v1.13.0 to fix `ImportError` exception from `django-rq`
+* [#12415](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12415) - Fix `ImportError` exception when running RQ worker
 
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9bf7144cf7c..bdcb9a0918d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ django-pglocks==1.0.4
 django-prometheus==2.2.0
 django-redis==5.2.0
 django-rich==1.5.0
-django-rq==2.7.0
+django-rq==2.8.0
 django-tables2==2.5.3
 django-taggit==3.1.0
 django-timezone-field==5.0
@@ -35,6 +35,3 @@ social-auth-core[openidconnect]==4.4.2
 svgwrite==1.4.3
 tablib==3.4.0
 tzdata==2023.3
-
-# Pin rq to v1.13.0 to retain compatibility with django-rq
-rq==1.13.0