diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 129c884..eb18b82 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ django-model-utils==4.3.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.in
     #   edx-celeryutils
-django-simple-history==3.3.0
-    # via -r requirements/base.in
+django-simple-history==3.1.1
+    # via
+    #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -r requirements/base.in
 django-waffle==4.0.0
     # via
     #   edx-django-utils
diff --git a/requirements/ci.txt b/requirements/ci.txt
index e0a9dc0..f9cb189 100644
--- a/requirements/ci.txt
+++ b/requirements/ci.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ filelock==3.12.2
     #   virtualenv
 packaging==23.1
     # via tox
-platformdirs==3.9.1
+platformdirs==3.10.0
     # via virtualenv
 pluggy==1.2.0
     # via tox
diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index 5a5ca24..bd700b5 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@
 
 # pinning celery to latest release
 celery<6.0
+
+# incremental upgrade plan.
+django-simple-history<=3.1.1
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 6bc3f8c..354c8fa 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pkginfo==1.9.6
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   twine
-platformdirs==3.9.1
+platformdirs==3.10.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ py==1.11.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   tox
-pycodestyle==2.10.0
+pycodestyle==2.11.0
     # via -r requirements/quality.txt
 pydantic==1.10.12
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/doc.txt b/requirements/doc.txt
index 9905c69..35aab56 100644
--- a/requirements/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/doc.txt
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ django-model-utils==4.3.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.in
     #   edx-celeryutils
-django-simple-history==3.3.0
-    # via -r requirements/base.in
+django-simple-history==3.1.1
+    # via
+    #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -r requirements/base.in
 django-waffle==4.0.0
     # via
     #   edx-django-utils
diff --git a/requirements/quality.txt b/requirements/quality.txt
index afdd92c..01869ae 100644
--- a/requirements/quality.txt
+++ b/requirements/quality.txt
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ pbr==5.11.1
     # via stevedore
 pkginfo==1.9.6
     # via twine
-platformdirs==3.9.1
+platformdirs==3.10.0
     # via pylint
-pycodestyle==2.10.0
+pycodestyle==2.11.0
     # via -r requirements/quality.in
 pydantic==1.10.12
     # via rstcheck-core
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index 517fc55..f01e3ec 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ django-model-utils==4.3.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   edx-celeryutils
-django-simple-history==3.3.0
-    # via -r requirements/base.txt
+django-simple-history==3.1.1
+    # via
+    #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -r requirements/base.txt
 django-waffle==4.0.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt