diff --git a/.changeset/renovate-b35b354.md b/.changeset/renovate-b35b354.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..750ef50a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/renovate-b35b354.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-tasks': patch
+---
+
+Updated dependency `cron` to `^3.0.0`.
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/package.json b/packages/backend-tasks/package.json
index 5be820dc1c..f1db61f99c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.3.0",
     "@types/luxon": "^3.0.0",
-    "cron": "^2.0.0",
+    "cron": "^3.0.0",
     "knex": "^3.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "luxon": "^3.0.0",
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "@types/cron": "^2.0.0",
     "wait-for-expect": "^3.0.2"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6ace6d5ef4..eebf8e5701 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3449,9 +3449,8 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@opentelemetry/api": ^1.3.0
-    "@types/cron": ^2.0.0
     "@types/luxon": ^3.0.0
-    cron: ^2.0.0
+    cron: ^3.0.0
     knex: ^3.0.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     luxon: ^3.0.0
@@ -18535,16 +18534,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/cron@npm:^2.0.0":
-  version: 2.0.1
-  resolution: "@types/cron@npm:2.0.1"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/luxon": "*"
-    "@types/node": "*"
-  checksum: 4268c784750a1373036b4de95cd1f35ab4fa5227c1639302eedb25a35900d7805271e33b557ad7ccccd6d1829944963df25cd0d9d0d603abf3bcdf148b69ea5d
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/cross-spawn@npm:^6.0.2":
   version: 6.0.6
   resolution: "@types/cross-spawn@npm:6.0.6"
@@ -19173,7 +19162,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/luxon@npm:*, @types/luxon@npm:^3.0.0, @types/luxon@npm:~3.3.0":
+"@types/luxon@npm:^3.0.0, @types/luxon@npm:~3.3.0":
   version: 3.3.8
   resolution: "@types/luxon@npm:3.3.8"
   checksum: 026711b4aefc01c6e233e359c693b6d4c0873acc3f52a08661ea3751b2cf3e34d1ce1d5b0b99b0e40a059a2a3755acc20498d37db5f9a5a4f0f330cdf72db3db
@@ -24463,13 +24452,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"cron@npm:^2.0.0":
-  version: 2.4.4
-  resolution: "cron@npm:2.4.4"
+"cron@npm:^3.0.0":
+  version: 3.1.6
+  resolution: "cron@npm:3.1.6"
   dependencies:
     "@types/luxon": ~3.3.0
-    luxon: ~3.3.0
-  checksum: e7dbc39c7c747b4fb198c3e62737bcc049ec8edb2b150eee17d39256982c6688f48b50b72e9b869b18feb186ab5081bcd8b82ad1ef79d9b7a13df499aaa77084
+    luxon: ~3.4.0
+  checksum: e97bb6f85acf3195577c609f28bbac2e22812d8632802752a13591882deceeeeefd2c91c1293fb5102ef442f96ae17ca687854fd0b005149aae9a25834363e1d
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -34299,20 +34288,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"luxon@npm:^3.0.0, luxon@npm:^3.3.0, luxon@npm:^3.4.3":
+"luxon@npm:^3.0.0, luxon@npm:^3.3.0, luxon@npm:^3.4.3, luxon@npm:~3.4.0":
   version: 3.4.4
   resolution: "luxon@npm:3.4.4"
   checksum: 36c1f99c4796ee4bfddf7dc94fa87815add43ebc44c8934c924946260a58512f0fd2743a629302885df7f35ccbd2d13f178c15df046d0e3b6eb71db178f1c60c
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"luxon@npm:~3.3.0":
-  version: 3.3.0
-  resolution: "luxon@npm:3.3.0"
-  checksum: 50cf17a0dc155c3dcacbeae8c0b7e80db425e0ba97b9cbdf12a7fc142d841ff1ab1560919f033af46240ed44e2f70c49f76e3422524c7fc8bb8d81ca47c66187
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "lz-string@npm:^1.5.0":
   version: 1.5.0
   resolution: "lz-string@npm:1.5.0"