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+# 2023.09.11.16.56.52
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+## Internal Improvements
+
+- remove redlock-py from api dependencies
+  ([#3004](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/pull/3004)) by @rwidom
+- Remove python3 openid dependency from api
+  ([#3005](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/pull/3005)) by @rwidom
+- remove hvac dependency from API
+  ([#3003](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/pull/3003)) by @rwidom
+- Bump deepdiff from 6.3.1 to 6.4.1 in /api
+  ([#2960](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/pull/2960)) by @dependabot
+- Switch local API dev server to use gunicorn instead of django runserver
+  ([#2936](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/pull/2936)) by @ashiramin