diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index cacbde581..1d509405c 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ repos:
         additional_dependencies:
           - httpx~=0.24.1
           - tornado~=6.2
-          - APScheduler~=3.10.3
+          - APScheduler~=3.10.4
           - cachetools~=5.3.1
           - aiolimiter~=1.1.0
           - . # this basically does `pip install -e .`
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ repos:
           - types-cachetools
           - httpx~=0.24.1
           - tornado~=6.2
-          - APScheduler~=3.10.3
+          - APScheduler~=3.10.4
           - cachetools~=5.3.1
           - aiolimiter~=1.1.0
           - . # this basically does `pip install -e .`
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ repos:
         - --follow-imports=silent
       additional_dependencies:
         - tornado~=6.2
-        - APScheduler~=3.10.3
+        - APScheduler~=3.10.4
         - cachetools~=5.3.1
         - . # this basically does `pip install -e .`
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ repos:
         additional_dependencies:
           - httpx~=0.24.1
           - tornado~=6.2
-          - APScheduler~=3.10.3
+          - APScheduler~=3.10.4
           - cachetools~=5.3.1
           - aiolimiter~=1.1.0
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a45636de1..9faa0caad 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ PTB can be installed with optional dependencies:
 * ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[rate-limiter]"`` installs `aiolimiter~=1.1.0 <https://aiolimiter.readthedocs.io/en/stable/>`_. Use this, if you want to use ``telegram.ext.AIORateLimiter``.
 * ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[webhooks]"`` installs the `tornado~=6.2 <https://www.tornadoweb.org/en/stable/>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use ``telegram.ext.Updater.start_webhook``/``telegram.ext.Application.run_webhook``.
 * ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[callback-data]"`` installs the `cachetools~=5.3.1 <https://cachetools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ library. Use this, if you want to use `arbitrary callback_data <https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Arbitrary-callback_data>`_.
-* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[job-queue]"`` installs the `APScheduler~=3.10.3 <https://apscheduler.readthedocs.io/en/3.x/>`_ library and enforces `pytz>=2018.6 <https://pypi.org/project/pytz/>`_, where ``pytz`` is a dependency of ``APScheduler``. Use this, if you want to use the ``telegram.ext.JobQueue``.
+* ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[job-queue]"`` installs the `APScheduler~=3.10.4 <https://apscheduler.readthedocs.io/en/3.x/>`_ library and enforces `pytz>=2018.6 <https://pypi.org/project/pytz/>`_, where ``pytz`` is a dependency of ``APScheduler``. Use this, if you want to use the ``telegram.ext.JobQueue``.
 
 To install multiple optional dependencies, separate them by commas, e.g. ``pip install "python-telegram-bot[socks,webhooks]"``.
 
diff --git a/requirements-opts.txt b/requirements-opts.txt
index 40260b57f..1df2cf65a 100644
--- a/requirements-opts.txt
+++ b/requirements-opts.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ tornado~=6.2 # webhooks!ext
 # Cachetools and APS don't have a strict stability policy.
 # Let's be cautious for now.
 cachetools~=5.3.1 # callback-data!ext
-APScheduler~=3.10.3 # job-queue!ext
+APScheduler~=3.10.4 # job-queue!ext
 
 # pytz is required by APS and just needs the lower bound due to #2120
 pytz>=2018.6 # job-queue!ext