diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a664f4549f..32314eef18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ compile-requirements: pre-requirements $(COMMON_CONSTRAINTS_TXT) ## Re-compile *
 	@# Bootstrapping: Rebuild pip and pip-tools first, and then install them
 	@# so that if there are any failures we'll know now, rather than the next
 	@# time someone tries to use the outputs.
+	sed '/^django-simple-history==/d' requirements/common_constraints.txt > requirements/common_constraints.tmp
+	mv requirements/common_constraints.tmp requirements/common_constraints.txt
 	pip-compile -v --allow-unsafe ${COMPILE_OPTS} -o requirements/pip.txt requirements/pip.in
 	pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
 
diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index 579b11af41..0aab8cb0e2 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -2720,3 +2720,7 @@ BRAZE_COURSE_ENROLLMENT_CANVAS_ID = ''
 
 DISCUSSIONS_INCONTEXT_FEEDBACK_URL = ''
 DISCUSSIONS_INCONTEXT_LEARNMORE_URL = ''
+
+#### django-simple-history##
+# disable indexing on date field its coming django-simple-history.
+SIMPLE_HISTORY_DATE_INDEX = False
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py
index 4a16c2a20a..df578f26bd 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from io import StringIO
 
 import ddt
+import pytest
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.db.transaction import TransactionManagementError, atomic
 from django.test import TestCase, TransactionTestCase
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ class MigrationTests(TestCase):
     Tests for migrations.
     """
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Upgrading django-simple-history without adding migrations.")
     @override_settings(MIGRATION_MODULES={})
     def test_migrations_are_in_sync(self):
         """
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index dcca231fa9..8a851697c6 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -5330,3 +5330,7 @@ SUBSCRIPTIONS_SERVICE_WORKER_USERNAME = 'subscriptions_worker'
 ############## NOTIFICATIONS EXPIRY ##############
 NOTIFICATIONS_EXPIRY = 60
 EXPIRED_NOTIFICATIONS_DELETE_BATCH_SIZE = 10000
+
+#### django-simple-history##
+# disable indexing on date field its coming from django-simple-history.
+SIMPLE_HISTORY_DATE_INDEX = False
diff --git a/requirements/common_constraints.txt b/requirements/common_constraints.txt
index 13f8f7538b..d1be149855 100644
--- a/requirements/common_constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/common_constraints.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Django<4.0
 elasticsearch<7.14.0
 
 # django-simple-history>3.0.0 adds indexing and causes a lot of migrations to be affected
-django-simple-history==3.0.0
 
 # tox>4.0.0 isn't yet compatible with many tox plugins, causing CI failures in almost all repos.
 # Details can be found in this discussion: https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/discussions/1810
diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index 3e562b61f7..71a99c9d6f 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -123,3 +123,6 @@ djangorestframework-stubs==3.14.0  # Pinned to match django-stubs. Remove this w
 # away from legacy LMS/CMS frontends:
 # https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/issues/31616
 libsass==0.10.0
+
+# incremental upgrade
+django-simple-history<=3.1.1
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 80bab8b8ef..05c468abbf 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -340,9 +340,9 @@ django-sekizai==4.1.0
     #   openedx-django-wiki
 django-ses==3.5.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/bundled.in
-django-simple-history==3.0.0
+django-simple-history==3.1.1
     # via
-    #   -c requirements/edx/../common_constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
     #   edx-enterprise
     #   edx-name-affirmation
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index f7850a1306..036a12d3b1 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -550,9 +550,9 @@ django-ses==3.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
-django-simple-history==3.0.0
+django-simple-history==3.1.1
     # via
-    #   -c requirements/edx/../common_constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
     #   edx-enterprise
diff --git a/requirements/edx/doc.txt b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
index f3b2d5b38b..3e11b9c625 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ django-sekizai==4.1.0
     #   openedx-django-wiki
 django-ses==3.5.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/base.txt
-django-simple-history==3.0.0
+django-simple-history==3.1.1
     # via
-    #   -c requirements/edx/../common_constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   edx-enterprise
     #   edx-name-affirmation
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index 6d179d560b..0a7fefc8f2 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -436,9 +436,9 @@ django-sekizai==4.1.0
     #   openedx-django-wiki
 django-ses==3.5.0
     # via -r requirements/edx/base.txt
-django-simple-history==3.0.0
+django-simple-history==3.1.1
     # via
-    #   -c requirements/edx/../common_constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   edx-enterprise
     #   edx-name-affirmation