diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aaeb22eef1..a5d5252de7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ autodeploy.properties
 .ws_migrations_complete
 dist
 *.bak
-
+.venv/
+venv*/
 # Visual Studio Code
 .vscode
 
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 92887a729b..e0af39f108 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ bleach[css]==6.2.0
     #   xblock-poll
 boto==2.49.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
-boto3==1.40.17
+boto3==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
     #   django-ses
     #   fs-s3fs
     #   ora2
     #   snowflake-connector-python
-botocore==1.40.17
+botocore==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
     #   boto3
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index b8871838c2..d44c3e38c4 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ boto==2.49.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
-boto3==1.40.17
+boto3==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ boto3==1.40.17
     #   fs-s3fs
     #   ora2
     #   snowflake-connector-python
-botocore==1.40.17
+botocore==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/doc.txt b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
index a8b51a00db..26ebd8fe44 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ bleach[css]==6.2.0
     #   xblock-poll
 boto==2.49.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/base.txt
-boto3==1.40.17
+boto3==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   django-ses
     #   fs-s3fs
     #   ora2
     #   snowflake-connector-python
-botocore==1.40.17
+botocore==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   boto3
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index 2cde3411ae..9b63b3e79b 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ bleach[css]==6.2.0
     #   xblock-poll
 boto==2.49.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/base.txt
-boto3==1.40.17
+boto3==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   django-ses
     #   fs-s3fs
     #   ora2
     #   snowflake-connector-python
-botocore==1.40.17
+botocore==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   boto3
diff --git a/scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.txt b/scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.txt
index 8a65a43818..b11cfde50f 100644
--- a/scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ attrs==25.3.0
     # via zeep
 backoff==2.2.1
     # via -r scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.in
-boto3==1.40.17
+boto3==1.40.18
     # via -r scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.in
-botocore==1.40.17
+botocore==1.40.18
     # via
     #   boto3
     #   s3transfer
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ lxml==5.3.2
     #   zeep
 more-itertools==10.7.0
     # via simple-salesforce
-platformdirs==4.3.8
+platformdirs==4.4.0
     # via zeep
 proto-plus==1.26.1
     # via google-api-core
diff --git a/scripts/user_retirement/requirements/testing.txt b/scripts/user_retirement/requirements/testing.txt
index 6616a01d4e..58ddd51424 100644
--- a/scripts/user_retirement/requirements/testing.txt
+++ b/scripts/user_retirement/requirements/testing.txt
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ attrs==25.3.0
     #   zeep
 backoff==2.2.1
     # via -r scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.txt
-boto3==1.40.17
+boto3==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.txt
     #   moto
-botocore==1.40.17
+botocore==1.40.18
     # via
     #   -r scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.txt
     #   boto3
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ moto==5.1.11
     # via -r scripts/user_retirement/requirements/testing.in
 packaging==25.0
     # via pytest
-platformdirs==4.3.8
+platformdirs==4.4.0
     # via
     #   -r scripts/user_retirement/requirements/base.txt
     #   zeep