diff --git a/.changeset/renovate-648a745.md b/.changeset/renovate-648a745.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..005c235736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/renovate-648a745.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-tasks': patch
+---
+
+Updated dependency `cron` to `^2.0.0`.
+Updated dependency `@types/cron` to `^2.0.0`.
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/package.json b/packages/backend-tasks/package.json
index 108ce59f15..b0f6d2d6df 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "@backstage/errors": "^1.0.0",
     "@backstage/types": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/luxon": "^2.0.4",
-    "cron": "^1.8.2",
+    "cron": "^2.0.0",
     "knex": "^1.0.2",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "luxon": "^2.0.2",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "^0.1.25-next.0",
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.17.2-next.0",
-    "@types/cron": "^1.7.3",
+    "@types/cron": "^2.0.0",
     "wait-for-expect": "^3.0.2"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 79492064a9..5fb2bdcbce 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5607,13 +5607,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cors/-/cors-2.8.12.tgz#6b2c510a7ad7039e98e7b8d3d6598f4359e5c080"
   integrity sha512-vt+kDhq/M2ayberEtJcIN/hxXy1Pk+59g2FV/ZQceeaTyCtCucjL2Q7FXlFjtWn4n15KCr1NE2lNNFhp0lEThw==
 
-"@types/cron@^1.7.3":
-  version "1.7.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cron/-/cron-1.7.3.tgz#993db7d54646f61128c851607b64ba4495deae93"
-  integrity sha512-iPmUXyIJG1Js+ldPYhOQcYU3kCAQ2FWrSkm1FJPoii2eYSn6wEW6onPukNTT0bfiflexNSRPl6KWmAIqS+36YA==
+"@types/cron@^2.0.0":
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cron/-/cron-2.0.0.tgz#4fe75f2720a3b69a1f7b80e656749f4c2c96d727"
+  integrity sha512-xZM08fqvwIXgghtPVkSPKNgC+JoMQ2OHazEvyTKnNf7aWu1aB6/4lBbQFrb03Td2cUGG7ITzMv3mFYnMu6xRaQ==
   dependencies:
+    "@types/luxon" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
-    moment ">=2.14.0"
 
 "@types/d3-color@*":
   version "3.0.2"
@@ -6092,7 +6092,7 @@
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-"@types/luxon@^2.0.4", "@types/luxon@^2.0.5", "@types/luxon@^2.0.9":
+"@types/luxon@*", "@types/luxon@^2.0.4", "@types/luxon@^2.0.5", "@types/luxon@^2.0.9":
   version "2.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/luxon/-/luxon-2.3.2.tgz#8a3f2cdd4858ce698b56cd8597d9243b8e9d3c65"
   integrity sha512-WOehptuhKIXukSUUkRgGbj2c997Uv/iUgYgII8U7XLJqq9W2oF0kQ6frEznRQbdurioz+L/cdaIm4GutTQfgmA==
@@ -9881,12 +9881,12 @@ crelt@^1.0.5:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/crelt/-/crelt-1.0.5.tgz#57c0d52af8c859e354bace1883eb2e1eb182bb94"
   integrity sha512-+BO9wPPi+DWTDcNYhr/W90myha8ptzftZT+LwcmUbbok0rcP/fequmFYCw8NMoH7pkAZQzU78b3kYrlua5a9eA==
 
-cron@^1.8.2:
-  version "1.8.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/cron/-/cron-1.8.2.tgz#4ac5e3c55ba8c163d84f3407bde94632da8370ce"
-  integrity sha512-Gk2c4y6xKEO8FSAUTklqtfSr7oTq0CiPQeLBG5Fl0qoXpZyMcj1SG59YL+hqq04bu6/IuEA7lMkYDAplQNKkyg==
+cron@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/cron/-/cron-2.0.0.tgz#15c6bf37c1cebf6da1d7a688b9ba1c68338bfe6b"
+  integrity sha512-RPeRunBCFr/WEo7WLp8Jnm45F/ziGJiHVvVQEBSDTSGu6uHW49b2FOP2O14DcXlGJRLhwE7TIoDzHHK4KmlL6g==
   dependencies:
-    moment-timezone "^0.5.x"
+    luxon "^1.23.x"
 
 cronstrue@^2.2.0:
   version "2.5.0"
@@ -16907,6 +16907,11 @@ lunr@^2.3.9:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lunr/-/lunr-2.3.9.tgz#18b123142832337dd6e964df1a5a7707b25d35e1"
   integrity sha512-zTU3DaZaF3Rt9rhN3uBMGQD3dD2/vFQqnvZCDv4dl5iOzq2IZQqTxu90r4E5J+nP70J3ilqVCrbho2eWaeW8Ow==
 
+luxon@^1.23.x:
+  version "1.28.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-1.28.0.tgz#e7f96daad3938c06a62de0fb027115d251251fbf"
+  integrity sha512-TfTiyvZhwBYM/7QdAVDh+7dBTBA29v4ik0Ce9zda3Mnf8on1S5KJI8P2jKFZ8+5C0jhmr0KwJEO/Wdpm0VeWJQ==
+
 luxon@^2.0.2, luxon@^2.3.0, luxon@^2.3.1:
   version "2.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-2.4.0.tgz#9435806545bb32d4234dab766ab8a3d54847a765"
@@ -17962,14 +17967,7 @@ modify-values@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/modify-values/-/modify-values-1.0.1.tgz#b3939fa605546474e3e3e3c63d64bd43b4ee6022"
   integrity sha512-xV2bxeN6F7oYjZWTe/YPAy6MN2M+sL4u/Rlm2AHCIVGfo2p1yGmBHQ6vHehl4bRTZBdHu3TSkWdYgkwpYzAGSw==
 
-moment-timezone@^0.5.x:
-  version "0.5.34"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment-timezone/-/moment-timezone-0.5.34.tgz#a75938f7476b88f155d3504a9343f7519d9a405c"
-  integrity sha512-3zAEHh2hKUs3EXLESx/wsgw6IQdusOT8Bxm3D9UrHPQR7zlMmzwybC8zHEM1tQ4LJwP7fcxrWr8tuBg05fFCbg==
-  dependencies:
-    moment ">= 2.9.0"
-
-"moment@>= 2.9.0", moment@>=2.14.0, moment@^2.27.0, moment@^2.29.1:
+moment@^2.27.0, moment@^2.29.1:
   version "2.29.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/moment/-/moment-2.29.2.tgz#00910c60b20843bcba52d37d58c628b47b1f20e4"
   integrity sha512-UgzG4rvxYpN15jgCmVJwac49h9ly9NurikMWGPdVxm8GZD6XjkKPxDTjQQ43gtGgnV3X0cAyWDdP2Wexoquifg==