diff --git a/peachjam/debugging.py b/peachjam/debugging.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca1874f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/peachjam/debugging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import threading
+
+import debug_toolbar.utils
+
+
+class ThreadCollector:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.data = threading.local()
+        self.data.collection = []
+
+    def collect(self, item):
+        if hasattr(self.data, "collection"):
+            self.data.collection.append(item)
+
+    def get_collection(self):
+        return getattr(self.data, "collection", [])
+
+    def clear_collection(self):
+        self.data.collection = []
+
+
+# monkey patch django debug toolbar so that elastic_panel's broken import still works
+# see https://github.com/Benoss/django-elasticsearch-debug-toolbar/pull/21
+debug_toolbar.utils.ThreadCollector = ThreadCollector
diff --git a/peachjam/settings.py b/peachjam/settings.py
index c0b477412..25d9cee22 100644
--- a/peachjam/settings.py
+++ b/peachjam/settings.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
     INSTALLED_APPS.append("elastic_panel")
     MIDDLEWARE.append("debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware")
     INTERNAL_IPS = ["127.0.0.1"]
+    import peachjam.debugging  # noqa
 
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#databases
diff --git a/peachjam/templates/peachjam/layouts/base.html b/peachjam/templates/peachjam/layouts/base.html
index c5c68a417..63ed8113f 100644
--- a/peachjam/templates/peachjam/layouts/base.html
+++ b/peachjam/templates/peachjam/layouts/base.html
@@ -13,36 +13,36 @@
             type="application/atom+xml"
             title="Atom RSS Feed"
             href="{% url 'atom_feed' %}"/>
-      {% ifequal request.path '/judgments/' %}
+      {% if request.path == '/judgments/' %}
         <link rel="alternate"
               type="application/atom+xml"
               title="Judgments Atom RSS Feed"
               href="{% url 'judgment_feed' %}"/>
-      {% endifequal %}
-      {% ifequal request.path '/doc/' %}
+      {% endif %}
+      {% if request.path == '/doc/' %}
         <link rel="alternate"
               type="application/atom+xml"
               title="AU Documents Atom RSS Feed"
               href="{% url 'generic_document_feed' %}"/>
-      {% endifequal %}
-      {% ifequal request.path '/legal_instruments/' %}
+      {% endif %}
+      {% if request.path == '/legal_instruments/' %}
         <link rel="alternate"
               type="application/atom+xml"
               title="Legal Instruments Atom RSS Feed"
               href="{% url 'legal_instrument_feed' %}"/>
-      {% endifequal %}
-      {% ifequal request.path '/legislation/' %}
+      {% endif %}
+      {% if request.path == '/legislation/' %}
         <link rel="alternate"
               type="application/atom+xml"
               title="Treaties & Protocols Atom RSS Feed"
               href="{% url 'legislation_feed' %}"/>
-      {% endifequal %}
-      {% ifequal request.path '/articles/' %}
+      {% endif %}
+      {% if request.path == '/articles/' %}
         <link rel="alternate"
               type="application/atom+xml"
               title="{{ APP_NAME }} Articles RSS Feed"
               href="{% url 'article_feed' %}"/>
-      {% endifequal %}
+      {% endif %}
       {% block favicon %}
         <link rel="icon" type="image/ico" href="{% static 'images/favicon.ico' %}" />
         <link rel="icon"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 67e3ddd71..25a03f48e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ dependencies = [
     "cobalt>=6.0.0",
     "cssutils >= 2",
     "dj-database-url>=0.5.0",
-    "Django~=3.2.13",
-    "django-advanced-password-validation==1.1.1",
+    "Django~=4.2",
+    "django-advanced-password-validation>=1.1",
     "django-allauth[socialaccount]>=0.62.0",
     "django-autocomplete-light>=3.9.7",
-    "django-background-tasks>=1.2.5",
+    "django-background-tasks-updated>=1.2.8",
     "django-ckeditor>=6.4.2",
     "django-compressor>=3.1",
     "django-cors-headers>=4.3.1",
     "django-countries-plus>=1.3.2",
-    "django-debug-toolbar>=3.2.4,<4.2.0",
+    "django-debug-toolbar>=4.4",
     "django-elasticsearch-debug-toolbar>=3.0.2",
     "django-elasticsearch-dsl>=7.2.2,<8.0.0",
     "django-elasticsearch-dsl-drf>=0.22.4",