diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 756b8ed..d1589fa 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from flask_assets import Environment
 from webassets import Bundle
 import time
 from app.models import db, migrate, PlayKey
-from app.schemas import ma
 from app.forms import CustomUserManager
 from flask_user import user_registered, current_user, user_logged_in
 from flask_wtf.csrf import CSRFProtect
@@ -128,8 +127,6 @@ def register_extensions(app):
     """
     db.init_app(app)
     migrate.init_app(app, db)
-    ma.init_app(app)
-
     scheduler.init_app(app)
     scheduler.start()
 
diff --git a/app/accounts.py b/app/accounts.py
index ffb1e0f..4a1e570 100644
--- a/app/accounts.py
+++ b/app/accounts.py
@@ -19,16 +19,12 @@ from app.models import (
     db,
     Friends
 )
-from app.schemas import AccountSchema
 from app import gm_level, log_audit
 from app.forms import EditGMLevelForm, EditEmailForm
 from sqlalchemy import or_
 
 accounts_blueprint = Blueprint('accounts', __name__)
 
-account_schema = AccountSchema()
-
-
 @accounts_blueprint.route('/', methods=['GET'])
 @login_required
 @gm_level(3)
diff --git a/app/characters.py b/app/characters.py
index 7c65939..41c9ff8 100644
--- a/app/characters.py
+++ b/app/characters.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from flask_user import login_required, current_user
 from datatables import ColumnDT, DataTables
 import time
 from app.models import CharacterInfo, CharacterXML, Account, db
-from app.schemas import CharacterInfoSchema
 from app.forms import RescueForm, CharXMLUploadForm
 from app import gm_level, log_audit
 from app.luclient import translate_from_locale
@@ -15,9 +14,6 @@ from xml.dom import minidom
 
 character_blueprint = Blueprint('characters', __name__)
 
-character_schema = CharacterInfoSchema()
-
-
 @character_blueprint.route('/', methods=['GET'])
 @login_required
 @gm_level(3)
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 862ee45..ad2587d 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@ from flask import render_template, Blueprint, send_from_directory
 from flask_user import current_user, login_required
 
 from app.models import Account, CharacterInfo, ActivityLog
-from app.schemas import AccountSchema, CharacterInfoSchema
 
 import datetime
 import time
 
 main_blueprint = Blueprint('main', __name__)
 
-account_schema = AccountSchema()
-char_info_schema = CharacterInfoSchema()
-
 
 @main_blueprint.route('/', methods=['GET'])
 def index():
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 566d9a3..21b2ba9 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from flask_user import UserMixin
 from wtforms import ValidationError
 
 import logging
-from flask_sqlalchemy import BaseQuery
+from flask_sqlalchemy.query import Query
 from sqlalchemy.dialects import mysql
 from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError, StatementError
 from sqlalchemy.types import JSON
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import string
 
 # retrying query to work around python trash collector
 # killing connections of other gunicorn workers
-class RetryingQuery(BaseQuery):
+class RetryingQuery(Query):
     __retry_count__ = 3
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/app/properties.py b/app/properties.py
index 3b03d5a..f661f59 100644
--- a/app/properties.py
+++ b/app/properties.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from flask_user import login_required, current_user
 from datatables import ColumnDT, DataTables
 import time
 from app.models import Property, db, UGC, CharacterInfo, PropertyContent, Account, Mail
-from app.schemas import PropertySchema
 from app import gm_level, log_audit
 from app.luclient import query_cdclient
 from app.forms import RejectPropertyForm
@@ -24,9 +23,6 @@ import pathlib
 
 property_blueprint = Blueprint('properties', __name__)
 
-property_schema = PropertySchema()
-
-
 @property_blueprint.route('/', methods=['GET'])
 @login_required
 @gm_level(3)
diff --git a/app/schemas.py b/app/schemas.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b9e1b18..0000000
--- a/app/schemas.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-from flask_marshmallow import Marshmallow
-from app.models import (
-    PlayKey,
-    PetNames,
-    Mail,
-    UGC,
-    PropertyContent,
-    Property,
-    CharacterXML,
-    CharacterInfo,
-    Account,
-    AccountInvitation,
-    ActivityLog,
-    CommandLog
-)
-ma = Marshmallow()
-
-
-class PlayKeySchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = PlayKey
-        include_relationships = False
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = True
-
-
-class PetNamesSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = PetNames
-        include_relationships = False
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = False
-
-
-class MailSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = Mail
-        include_relationships = False
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = False
-
-
-class UGCSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = UGC
-        include_relationships = False
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = False
-
-
-class PropertyContentSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = PropertyContent
-        include_relationships = True
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = True
-
-    ugc = ma.Nested(UGCSchema)
-
-
-class PropertySchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = Property
-        include_relationships = False
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = False
-
-    properties_contents = ma.Nested(PropertyContentSchema, many=True)
-
-
-class CharacterXMLSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = CharacterXML
-        include_relationships = False
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = False
-
-
-class CharacterInfoSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = CharacterInfo
-        include_relationships = False
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = False
-
-    charxml = ma.Nested(CharacterXMLSchema)
-    properties_owner = ma.Nested(PropertySchema, many=True)
-    pets = ma.Nested(PetNamesSchema, many=True)
-    mail = ma.Nested(MailSchema, many=True)
-
-
-class AccountSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
-    class Meta:
-        model = Account
-        include_relationships = False
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = False
-
-    play_key = ma.Nested(PlayKeySchema)
-    charinfo = ma.Nested(CharacterInfoSchema, many=True)
-
-
-class AccountInvitationSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema): #  noqa
-    class Meta:
-        model = AccountInvitation
-        include_relationships = True
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = True
-
-    invite_by_user = ma.Nested(AccountSchema)
-
-
-class ActivityLogSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema): #  noqa
-    class Meta:
-        model = ActivityLog
-        include_relationships = True
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = True
-
-    character = ma.Nested(CharacterInfoSchema())
-
-
-class CommandLogSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema): #  noqa
-    class Meta:
-        model = CommandLog
-        include_relationships = True
-        load_instance = True
-        include_fk = True
-
-    character = ma.Nested(CharacterInfoSchema())
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0162f7e..6393bbb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,37 +2,42 @@ alembic==1.7.5
 APScheduler==3.8.1
 astroid==2.9.1
 autopep8==1.6.0
+backports.zoneinfo==0.2.1
 bcrypt==3.2.0
-blinker==1.4
+blinker==1.7.0
 cffi==1.14.6
-click==8.0.1
+click==8.1.7
 colorama==0.4.4
 cryptography==36.0.0
 dnspython==2.1.0
 dominate==2.6.0
 email-validator==1.1.3
-Flask==2.0.1
+Flask==3.0.0
 Flask-APScheduler==1.12.3
-Flask-Assets==2.0
-Flask-Login==0.5.0
+Flask-Assets==2.1.0
+Flask-Login==0.6.3
 Flask-Mail==0.9.1
-flask-marshmallow==0.14.0
+flask-marshmallow==0.15.0
 Flask-Migrate==3.1.0
-Flask-SQLAlchemy==2.5.1
+Flask-SQLAlchemy==3.1.1
 Flask-User==1.0.2.2
-Flask-WTF==1.0.0
+Flask-WTF==1.2.1
 greenlet==1.1.0
+gunicorn==21.2.0
 idna==3.3
+importlib-metadata==6.8.0
+importlib-resources==6.1.1
 isort==5.10.1
-itsdangerous==2.0.1
-Jinja2==3.0.1
+itsdangerous==2.1.2
+Jinja2==3.1.2
 lazy-object-proxy==1.7.1
 libsass==0.21.0
 Mako==1.2.2
-MarkupSafe==2.0.1
+MarkupSafe==2.1.3
 marshmallow==3.14.1
 marshmallow-sqlalchemy==0.26.1
 mccabe==0.6.1
+packaging==23.2
 passlib==1.7.4
 platformdirs==2.4.1
 pycodestyle==2.8.0
@@ -47,15 +52,17 @@ pytz==2021.3
 pytz-deprecation-shim==0.1.0.post0
 six==1.16.0
 snowballstemmer==2.2.0
-SQLAlchemy==1.4.22
+SQLAlchemy==2.0.23
 sqlalchemy-datatables==2.0.1
 toml==0.10.2
+typing_extensions==4.8.0
 tzdata==2021.5
 tzlocal==4.1
 visitor==0.1.3
 Wand==0.6.7
 webassets==2.0
-Werkzeug==2.0.1
+Werkzeug==3.0.1
 wrapt==1.13.3
 WTForms==3.0.0
 xmltodict==0.12.0
+zipp==3.17.0