diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md
index 45dff3a41..a22728b53 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * [#12396](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12396) - Provider account should not be a required field in REST API serializer
 * [#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`
 
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3ac6d636f..9bf7144cf 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ 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