diff --git a/requirements/base.in b/requirements/base.in
index 0dd81d12..2943e35e 100644
--- a/requirements/base.in
+++ b/requirements/base.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 open-api-framework
 
+
 # Core python libraries
 glom # data represenation based on spec
 jsonschema
@@ -10,3 +11,8 @@ django-setup-configuration>=0.5.0
 notifications-api-common[setup-configuration]
 zgw-consumers[setup-configuration]
 mozilla-django-oidc-db[setup-configuration]
+
+# celery dependencies
+# TODO this should be moved to open-api-framework once it is verified that this fixes
+# maykinmedia/objects-api#541
+kombu>=5.4.0
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index aaaf8336..a1d9b5ff 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -230,8 +230,10 @@ jsonschema==4.17.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.in
     #   drf-spectacular
-kombu==5.3.5
-    # via celery
+kombu==5.4.2
+    # via
+    #   -r requirements/base.in
+    #   celery
 markupsafe==2.1.3
     # via jinja2
 maykin-2fa==1.0.1
@@ -341,7 +343,9 @@ typing-extensions==4.9.0
     #   pydantic-core
     #   zgw-consumers
 tzdata==2024.1
-    # via celery
+    # via
+    #   celery
+    #   kombu
 uritemplate==3.0.1
     # via
     #   coreapi
diff --git a/requirements/ci.txt b/requirements/ci.txt
index 9a98178b..b59abf22 100644
--- a/requirements/ci.txt
+++ b/requirements/ci.txt
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ jsonschema==4.17.3
     #   -c requirements/base.txt
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   drf-spectacular
-kombu==5.3.5
+kombu==5.4.2
     # via
     #   -c requirements/base.txt
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ tzdata==2024.1
     #   -c requirements/base.txt
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   celery
+    #   kombu
 uritemplate==3.0.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/base.txt
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 9fa75c9c..bc9509c6 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ jsonschema==4.17.3
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   drf-spectacular
-kombu==5.3.5
+kombu==5.4.2
     # via
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
@@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ tzdata==2024.1
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   celery
+    #   kombu
 uritemplate==3.0.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt