diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 685862b7a..0d3ade148 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ repos:
         additional_dependencies:
           - httpx~=0.23.3
           - tornado~=6.2
-          - APScheduler~=3.9.1
+          - APScheduler~=3.10.0
           - cachetools~=5.3.0
           - aiolimiter~=1.0.0
           - . # this basically does `pip install -e .`
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ repos:
           - types-cachetools
           - httpx~=0.23.3
           - tornado~=6.2
-          - APScheduler~=3.9.1
+          - APScheduler~=3.10.0
           - cachetools~=5.3.0
           - aiolimiter~=1.0.0
           - . # this basically does `pip install -e .`
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ repos:
         - --follow-imports=silent
       additional_dependencies:
         - tornado~=6.2
-        - APScheduler~=3.9.1
+        - APScheduler~=3.10.0
         - cachetools~=5.3.0
         - . # this basically does `pip install -e .`
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ repos:
         additional_dependencies:
           - httpx~=0.23.3
           - tornado~=6.2
-          - APScheduler~=3.9.1
+          - APScheduler~=3.10.0
           - cachetools~=5.3.0
           - aiolimiter~=1.0.0
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5d2faa7b9..a705b89c1 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~=1.0.0 <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~=5.3.0 <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~=3.9.1 <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~=3.10.0 <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 ab861f29c..190d65cfe 100644
--- a/requirements-opts.txt
+++ b/requirements-opts.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ tornado~=6.2 # webhooks!ext
 # Cachetools and APS don't have a strict stability policy.
 # Let's be cautious for now.
 cachetools~=5.3.0 # callback-data!ext
-APScheduler~=3.9.1 # job-queue!ext
+APScheduler~=3.10.0 # job-queue!ext
 
 # pytz is required by APS and just needs the lower bound due to #2120
 pytz>=2018.6 # job-queue!ext