diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64d6257..7db59aa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ APP_VERSION_FILE = app/version.py
 GIT_BRANCH ?= $(shell git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2> /dev/null || echo "detached")
 GIT_COMMIT ?= $(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
 
+EXCLUDE_REQUIREMENTS_NEWER_THAN_DAYS ?= 30
+
 
 ## DEVELOPMENT
 
@@ -54,12 +56,16 @@ bootstrap-with-docker: generate-version-file
 
 .PHONY: freeze-requirements
 freeze-requirements: ## create static requirements.txt
-	uv pip compile requirements.in -o requirements.txt
+	uv pip compile requirements.in -o requirements.txt $(EXTRA_UV_PIP_COMPILE_FLAGS)
 	uv pip sync requirements.txt
 	python -c "from notifications_utils.version_tools import copy_config; copy_config()"
-	uv pip compile requirements_for_test.in -o requirements_for_test.txt
+	uv pip compile requirements_for_test.in -o requirements_for_test.txt $(EXTRA_UV_PIP_COMPILE_FLAGS)
 	uv pip sync requirements_for_test.txt
 
+.PHONY: refreeze-requirements
+refreeze-requirements: ## Upgrade unpinned requirements
+	EXTRA_UV_PIP_COMPILE_FLAGS="--upgrade --exclude-newer $(EXCLUDE_REQUIREMENTS_NEWER_THAN_DAYS)d" make freeze-requirements
+
 .PHONY: generate-version-file
 generate-version-file: ## Generates the app version file
 	@echo -e "__git_commit__ = \"${GIT_COMMIT}\"\n__time__ = \"${DATE}\"" > ${APP_VERSION_FILE}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e10658e..5c29ac4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
-#    uv pip compile requirements.in -o requirements.txt
+#    uv pip compile requirements.in -o requirements.txt --exclude-newer 14d
 awscrt==0.31.2
     # via botocore
 blinker==1.9.0
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ blinker==1.9.0
     #   flask
     #   gds-metrics
     #   sentry-sdk
-boto3==1.42.59
+boto3==1.42.61
     # via notifications-utils
-botocore==1.42.59
+botocore==1.42.61
     # via
     #   boto3
     #   s3transfer
diff --git a/requirements_for_test.txt b/requirements_for_test.txt
index 2793d6f..c264687 100644
--- a/requirements_for_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_for_test.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
-#    uv pip compile requirements_for_test.in -o requirements_for_test.txt
+#    uv pip compile requirements_for_test.in -o requirements_for_test.txt --exclude-newer 14d
 awscrt==0.31.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ blinker==1.9.0
     #   -r requirements.txt
     #   flask
     #   gds-metrics
-boto3==1.42.59
+boto3==1.42.61
     # via
     #   -r requirements.txt
     #   notifications-utils
-botocore==1.42.59
+botocore==1.42.61
     # via
     #   -r requirements.txt
     #   boto3