diff --git a/netbox/core/tests/test_views.py b/netbox/core/tests/test_views.py
index 3c847e4ef..01912b4d6 100644
--- a/netbox/core/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/netbox/core/tests/test_views.py
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ class BackgroundTaskTestCase(TestCase):
         worker = get_worker('default')
         job = queue.enqueue(self.dummy_job_default)
         worker.prepare_job_execution(job)
+        worker.prepare_execution(job)
 
         self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.STARTED)
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f7ec953c1..61dbd8280 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ django-pglocks==1.0.4
 django-prometheus==2.3.1
 django-redis==5.4.0
 django-rich==1.12.0
-django-rq==2.10.2
+django-rq==3.0
 django-taggit==6.1.0
 django-tables2==2.7.0
 django-timezone-field==7.0
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Pillow==11.0.0
 psycopg[c,pool]==3.2.3
 PyYAML==6.0.2
 requests==2.32.3
-rq==1.16.2
+rq==2.0
 social-auth-app-django==5.4.2
 social-auth-core==4.5.4
 strawberry-graphql==0.247.0