diff --git a/analytics-api/README.md b/analytics-api/README.md
index a30593571..602deeda1 100644
--- a/analytics-api/README.md
+++ b/analytics-api/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The development scripts for this application allow customization via an environm
 
 ### Development
 
-The following commands support various development scenarios and needs.
+The following commands support various development scenarios and needs. Before running the following commands run `. venv/bin/activate` to enter into the virtual env.
 
 
 > `make run`
diff --git a/met-api/README.md b/met-api/README.md
index 3dbd6ee2a..3e23d0a08 100644
--- a/met-api/README.md
+++ b/met-api/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ The development scripts for this application allow customization via an environm
 ### Development
 
 The following commands support various development scenarios and needs.
+Before running the following commands run `. venv/bin/activate` to enter into the virtual env.
 
 
 > `make run`
diff --git a/met-api/requirements.txt b/met-api/requirements.txt
index b998ddf5d..ebde07c19 100644
--- a/met-api/requirements.txt
+++ b/met-api/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ python-dateutil==2.8.1
 python-dotenv==0.17.1
 python-editor==1.0.4
 pytz==2021.1
-PyYAML==5.4.1
+PyYAML==6.0.1
 six==1.16.0
 SQLAlchemy==1.4.17
 Werkzeug==2.2.3
diff --git a/met-cron/README.md b/met-cron/README.md
index ab59f894b..c91f12822 100644
--- a/met-cron/README.md
+++ b/met-cron/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ The development scripts for this application allow customization via an environm
 ### Development
 
 The following commands support various development scenarios and needs.
-
+Before running the following commands run `. venv/bin/activate` to enter into the virtual env.
 
 > `make run`
 >
@@ -35,4 +35,10 @@ The following commands support various development scenarios and needs.
 
 > `make lint`
 >
-> Lints the application code.
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+> Lints the application code.
+
+
+To run met-cron functionality on your local machine execute the pyhton commands located in the run files of this directory.
+For example the `run_met_publish.sh` file contains the coammnd to publish a scheduled engagement 
+
+>`python3 invoke_jobs.py ENGAGEMENT_PUBLISH` 
diff --git a/met-cron/requirements.txt b/met-cron/requirements.txt
index 88b01a75a..601f5fe42 100644
--- a/met-cron/requirements.txt
+++ b/met-cron/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MarkupSafe==2.1.3
 SQLAlchemy-Utils==0.41.1
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.24
 Werkzeug==2.3.7
-alembic==1.11.2
+alembic==1.12.0
 aniso8601==9.0.1
 attrs==23.1.0
 bcrypt==4.0.1
@@ -20,15 +20,13 @@ blinker==1.6.2
 cachelib==0.9.0
 certifi==2023.7.22
 charset-normalizer==3.2.0
-click==8.1.6
+click==8.1.7
 ecdsa==0.18.0
 flask-jwt-oidc==0.3.0
 flask-marshmallow==0.11.0
 flask-restx==1.1.0
 gunicorn==21.2.0
 idna==3.4
-importlib-metadata==6.8.0
-importlib-resources==6.0.1
 itsdangerous==2.0.1
 jaeger-client==4.8.0
 jsonschema-specifications==2023.7.1
@@ -37,22 +35,20 @@ marshmallow-sqlalchemy==0.25.0
 marshmallow==3.20.1
 opentracing==2.4.0
 packaging==23.1
-pkgutil_resolve_name==1.3.10
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.7
 pyasn1==0.5.0
 python-dotenv==1.0.0
 python-jose==3.3.0
-pytz==2023.3
+pytz==2023.3.post1
 referencing==0.30.2
 requests==2.31.0
-rpds-py==0.9.2
+rpds-py==0.10.3
 rsa==4.9
 secure==0.3.0
 six==1.16.0
 threadloop==1.0.2
 thrift==0.16.0
 tornado==6.3.3
-typing_extensions==4.7.1
+typing_extensions==4.8.0
 urllib3==2.0.4
-zipp==3.16.2
 -e git+https://github.com/bcgov/met-public.git#egg=met-api&subdirectory=met-api
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