diff --git a/packages/common-library/src/common_library/pydantic_validators.py b/packages/common-library/src/common_library/pydantic_validators.py
index 33f693a4ba5..60f6219fb13 100644
--- a/packages/common-library/src/common_library/pydantic_validators.py
+++ b/packages/common-library/src/common_library/pydantic_validators.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 from pydantic import TypeAdapter, field_validator
 
 
-def timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(field: str):
+def validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(field: str):
     """Transforms a float/int number into a valid datetime as it used to work in the past"""
 
-    def _try_convert_str_to_float_or_return(
+    def _numeric_string_as_timedelta(
         v: datetime.timedelta | str | float,
     ) -> datetime.timedelta | str | float:
         if isinstance(v, str):
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ def _try_convert_str_to_float_or_return(
                 return v
         return v
 
-    return field_validator(field, mode="before")(_try_convert_str_to_float_or_return)
+    return field_validator(field, mode="before")(_numeric_string_as_timedelta)
diff --git a/packages/common-library/tests/test_pydantic_validators.py b/packages/common-library/tests/test_pydantic_validators.py
index 825f986918a..da1ccf95adb 100644
--- a/packages/common-library/tests/test_pydantic_validators.py
+++ b/packages/common-library/tests/test_pydantic_validators.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 import pytest
-from common_library.pydantic_validators import timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float
+from common_library.pydantic_validators import validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta
 from faker import Faker
 from pydantic import Field
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
         APP_NAME: str
         REQUEST_TIMEOUT: timedelta = Field(default=timedelta(seconds=40))
 
-        _try_convert_request_timeout = timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+        _validate_request_timeout = validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
             "REQUEST_TIMEOUT"
         )
 
diff --git a/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/projects_nodes.py b/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/projects_nodes.py
index 2e21f9d7c52..649d23f12ce 100644
--- a/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/projects_nodes.py
+++ b/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/projects_nodes.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class NodeGet(OutputSchema):
                     "service_basepath": "/x/E1O2E-LAH",
                     "service_state": "pending",
                     "service_message": "no suitable node (insufficient resources on 1 node)",
-                    "user_id": 123,
+                    "user_id": "123",
                 },
                 # dynamic
                 {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class NodeGet(OutputSchema):
                     "service_basepath": "/x/E1O2E-LAH",
                     "service_state": "pending",
                     "service_message": "no suitable node (insufficient resources on 1 node)",
-                    "user_id": 123,
+                    "user_id": "123",
                 },
             ]
         }
diff --git a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/fastapi/exceptions_utils.py b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/fastapi/exceptions_utils.py
index d55fc0e0a68..bd5f18448b1 100644
--- a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/fastapi/exceptions_utils.py
+++ b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/fastapi/exceptions_utils.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 
 
 async def http_exception_as_json_response(
-    request: Request, exc: HTTPException
+    request: Request, exc: Exception
 ) -> JSONResponse:
+    assert isinstance(exc, HTTPException)  # nosec
     assert request  # nosec
+
     error = DefaultApiError.from_status_code(exc.status_code)
 
     error_detail = error.detail or ""
diff --git a/services/agent/src/simcore_service_agent/core/settings.py b/services/agent/src/simcore_service_agent/core/settings.py
index 2190d1f3d77..bc713ca3779 100644
--- a/services/agent/src/simcore_service_agent/core/settings.py
+++ b/services/agent/src/simcore_service_agent/core/settings.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 
-from common_library.pydantic_validators import timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float
+from common_library.pydantic_validators import validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta
 from models_library.basic_types import BootModeEnum, LogLevel
 from pydantic import AliasChoices, AnyHttpUrl, Field, field_validator
 from settings_library.base import BaseCustomSettings
@@ -76,17 +76,17 @@ class ApplicationSettings(BaseCustomSettings, MixinLoggingSettings):
         auto_default_from_env=True, description="settings for service/rabbitmq"
     )
 
-    _try_convert_agent_volumes_cleanup_interval = timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+    _validate_agent_volumes_cleanup_interval = validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
         "AGENT_VOLUMES_CLEANUP_INTERVAL"
     )
 
-    _try_convert_agent_volumes_cleanup_book_keeping_interval = (
-        timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+    _validate_agent_volumes_cleanup_book_keeping_interval = (
+        validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
             "AGENT_VOLUMES_CLEANUP_BOOK_KEEPING_INTERVAL"
         )
     )
-    _try_convert_agent_volumes_cleanup_remove_volumes_inactive_for = (
-        timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+    _validate_agent_volumes_cleanup_remove_volumes_inactive_for = (
+        validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
             "AGENT_VOLUMES_CLEANUP_REMOVE_VOLUMES_INACTIVE_FOR"
         )
     )
diff --git a/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/core/dynamic_services_settings/scheduler.py b/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/core/dynamic_services_settings/scheduler.py
index fe7fa7db653..74810cdd101 100644
--- a/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/core/dynamic_services_settings/scheduler.py
+++ b/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/core/dynamic_services_settings/scheduler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import Final
 
-from common_library.pydantic_validators import timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float
+from common_library.pydantic_validators import validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta
 from models_library.projects_networks import DockerNetworkName
 from pydantic import Field, NonNegativeInt, PositiveFloat
 from settings_library.base import BaseCustomSettings
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ class DynamicServicesSchedulerSettings(BaseCustomSettings):
         timedelta(0), description="time to sleep before removing a container"
     )
 
-    _try_convert_director_v2_dynamic_scheduler_interval = (
-        timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float("DIRECTOR_V2_DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_INTERVAL")
+    _validate_director_v2_dynamic_scheduler_interval = (
+        validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta("DIRECTOR_V2_DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_INTERVAL")
     )
-    _try_convert_director_v2_dynamic_sidecar_sleep_after_container_removal = (
-        timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+    _validate_director_v2_dynamic_sidecar_sleep_after_container_removal = (
+        validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
             "DIRECTOR_V2_DYNAMIC_SIDECAR_SLEEP_AFTER_CONTAINER_REMOVAL"
         )
     )
diff --git a/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/core/settings.py b/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/core/settings.py
index bf5006a228f..3c63028747b 100644
--- a/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/core/settings.py
+++ b/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/core/settings.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import datetime
 from functools import cached_property
 
-from common_library.pydantic_validators import timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float
+from common_library.pydantic_validators import validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta
 from models_library.basic_types import (
     BootModeEnum,
     BuildTargetEnum,
@@ -236,6 +236,6 @@ def _validate_loglevel(cls, value: str) -> str:
         log_level: str = cls.validate_log_level(value)
         return log_level
 
-    _try_convert_service_tracking_heartbeat = timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+    _validate_service_tracking_heartbeat = validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
         "SERVICE_TRACKING_HEARTBEAT"
     )
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_base.txt b/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_base.txt
index 714f37a8b3e..8502347388d 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_base.txt
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_base.txt
@@ -1,30 +1,41 @@
-aio-pika==9.4.1
+aio-pika==9.4.3
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-aiocache==0.12.2
+aiocache==0.12.3
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
 aiodebug==2.3.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-aiodocker==0.21.0
+aiodocker==0.23.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-aiofiles==23.2.1
+aiofiles==24.1.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-aiohttp==3.9.3
+aiohappyeyeballs==2.4.3
+    # via aiohttp
+aiohttp==3.10.10
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   aiodocker
-aiormq==6.8.0
+aiormq==6.8.1
     # via aio-pika
 aiosignal==1.3.1
     # via aiohttp
-alembic==1.13.1
+alembic==1.13.3
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/_base.in
-anyio==4.3.0
+annotated-types==0.7.0
+    # via pydantic
+anyio==4.6.2.post1
     # via
     #   fast-depends
     #   faststream
@@ -43,26 +54,33 @@ async-timeout==4.0.3
     # via asyncpg
 asyncpg==0.29.0
     # via sqlalchemy
-attrs==23.2.0
+attrs==24.2.0
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
 bidict==0.23.1
     # via python-socketio
-certifi==2024.2.2
+certifi==2024.8.30
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   httpcore
     #   httpx
     #   requests
-charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+charset-normalizer==3.4.0
     # via requests
 click==8.1.7
     # via
@@ -74,25 +92,17 @@ deprecated==1.2.14
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http
     #   opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
-dnspython==2.6.1
+dnspython==2.7.0
     # via email-validator
-email-validator==2.1.1
+email-validator==2.2.0
     # via pydantic
-fast-depends==2.4.2
+fast-depends==2.4.11
     # via faststream
-fastapi==0.99.1
+fastapi==0.115.2
     # via
-    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
-    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
-    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
-    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
-    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
-    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
-    #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_fastapi.in
     #   -r requirements/_base.in
-    #   prometheus-fastapi-instrumentator
-faststream==0.5.10
+faststream==0.5.27
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
 frozenlist==1.4.1
     # via
@@ -102,66 +112,80 @@ googleapis-common-protos==1.65.0
     # via
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http
-greenlet==3.0.3
+greenlet==3.1.1
     # via sqlalchemy
-grpcio==1.66.0
+grpcio==1.67.0
     # via opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
 h11==0.14.0
     # via
     #   httpcore
     #   uvicorn
     #   wsproto
-httpcore==1.0.5
+httpcore==1.0.6
     # via httpx
-httptools==0.6.1
+httptools==0.6.2
     # via uvicorn
-httpx==0.27.0
+httpx==0.27.2
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_fastapi.in
     #   -r requirements/_base.in
-idna==3.6
+idna==3.10
     # via
     #   anyio
     #   email-validator
     #   httpx
     #   requests
     #   yarl
-importlib-metadata==8.0.0
+importlib-metadata==8.4.0
     # via opentelemetry-api
-jsonschema==4.21.1
+jsonschema==4.23.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
 jsonschema-specifications==2023.7.1
     # via jsonschema
-mako==1.3.2
+mako==1.3.5
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   alembic
 markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     # via rich
-markupsafe==2.1.5
+markupsafe==3.0.1
     # via mako
 mdurl==0.1.2
     # via markdown-it-py
-multidict==6.0.5
+multidict==6.1.0
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
-opentelemetry-api==1.26.0
+opentelemetry-api==1.27.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
@@ -172,125 +196,177 @@ opentelemetry-api==1.26.0
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests
     #   opentelemetry-sdk
     #   opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp==1.26.0
+opentelemetry-exporter-otlp==1.27.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common==1.26.0
+opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common==1.27.0
     # via
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http
-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc==1.26.0
+opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc==1.27.0
     # via opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http==1.26.0
+opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http==1.27.0
     # via opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
-opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.47b0
+opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.48b0
     # via
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi==0.47b0
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi==0.48b0
     # via opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi==0.47b0
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi==0.48b0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_fastapi.in
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests==0.47b0
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests==0.48b0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-opentelemetry-proto==1.26.0
+opentelemetry-proto==1.27.0
     # via
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http
-opentelemetry-sdk==1.26.0
+opentelemetry-sdk==1.27.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
     #   opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http
-opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.47b0
+opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.48b0
     # via
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests
     #   opentelemetry-sdk
-opentelemetry-util-http==0.47b0
+opentelemetry-util-http==0.48b0
     # via
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests
-orjson==3.10.0
+orjson==3.10.7
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
-packaging==24.0
+packaging==24.1
     # via -r requirements/_base.in
 pamqp==3.3.0
     # via aiormq
-prometheus-client==0.20.0
+prometheus-client==0.21.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_fastapi.in
     #   prometheus-fastapi-instrumentator
-prometheus-fastapi-instrumentator==6.1.0
+prometheus-fastapi-instrumentator==7.0.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_fastapi.in
-protobuf==4.25.4
+propcache==0.2.0
+    # via yarl
+protobuf==4.25.5
     # via
     #   googleapis-common-protos
     #   opentelemetry-proto
 psutil==6.0.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-psycopg2-binary==2.9.9
+psycopg2-binary==2.9.10
     # via sqlalchemy
-pydantic==1.10.15
+pydantic==2.9.2
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
-    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   fast-depends
     #   fastapi
-pygments==2.17.2
+    #   pydantic-extra-types
+    #   pydantic-settings
+pydantic-core==2.23.4
+    # via pydantic
+pydantic-extra-types==2.9.0
+    # via
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
+pydantic-settings==2.5.2
+    # via
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/_base.in
+    #   -r requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/_base.in
+pygments==2.18.0
     # via rich
-pyinstrument==4.6.2
+pyinstrument==5.0.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
 python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via arrow
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
-    # via uvicorn
-python-engineio==4.9.1
+    # via
+    #   pydantic-settings
+    #   uvicorn
+python-engineio==4.10.1
     # via python-socketio
-python-socketio==5.11.2
+python-socketio==5.11.4
     # via -r requirements/_base.in
-pyyaml==6.0.1
+pyyaml==6.0.2
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   uvicorn
-redis==5.0.4
+redis==5.1.1
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
@@ -303,20 +379,20 @@ repro-zipfile==0.3.1
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
 requests==2.32.3
     # via opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http
-rich==13.7.1
+rich==13.9.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   typer
-rpds-py==0.18.0
+rpds-py==0.20.0
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
-setuptools==74.0.0
+setuptools==75.2.0
     # via opentelemetry-instrumentation
 shellingham==1.5.4
     # via typer
-simple-websocket==1.0.0
+simple-websocket==1.1.0
     # via python-engineio
 six==1.16.0
     # via python-dateutil
@@ -324,70 +400,91 @@ sniffio==1.3.1
     # via
     #   anyio
     #   httpx
-sqlalchemy==1.4.52
+sqlalchemy==1.4.54
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/_base.in
     #   alembic
-starlette==0.27.0
+starlette==0.40.0
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   fastapi
-tenacity==8.5.0
+    #   prometheus-fastapi-instrumentator
+tenacity==9.0.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-toolz==0.12.1
+toolz==1.0.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-tqdm==4.66.2
+tqdm==4.66.5
     # via -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_base.in
-typer==0.12.3
+typer==0.12.5
     # via
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/_base.in
     #   -r requirements/_base.in
-    #   faststream
-types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20240316
+types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20241003
     # via arrow
-typing-extensions==4.10.0
+typing-extensions==4.12.2
     # via
     #   aiodebug
-    #   aiodocker
     #   alembic
     #   fastapi
     #   faststream
     #   opentelemetry-sdk
     #   pydantic
+    #   pydantic-core
     #   typer
-urllib3==2.2.2
+urllib3==2.2.3
     # via
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/models-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
+    #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../packages/common-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../packages/settings-library/requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   requests
-uvicorn==0.29.0
+uvicorn==0.32.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/service-library/requirements/_fastapi.in
     #   -r requirements/_base.in
-uvloop==0.19.0
+uvloop==0.21.0
     # via uvicorn
-watchfiles==0.21.0
+watchfiles==0.24.0
     # via uvicorn
-websockets==12.0
+websockets==13.1
     # via uvicorn
 wrapt==1.16.0
     # via
@@ -395,11 +492,11 @@ wrapt==1.16.0
     #   opentelemetry-instrumentation
 wsproto==1.2.0
     # via simple-websocket
-yarl==1.9.4
+yarl==1.15.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements/../../../packages/postgres-database/requirements/_base.in
     #   aio-pika
     #   aiohttp
     #   aiormq
-zipp==3.20.1
+zipp==3.20.2
     # via importlib-metadata
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_test.txt b/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_test.txt
index b48cff66d52..44dbc740669 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_test.txt
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_test.txt
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
-anyio==4.3.0
+anyio==4.6.2.post1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   httpx
 asgi-lifespan==2.1.0
     # via -r requirements/_test.in
-certifi==2024.2.2
+certifi==2024.8.30
     # via
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   httpcore
     #   httpx
     #   requests
-charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+charset-normalizer==3.4.0
     # via
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   requests
-coverage==7.6.1
+coverage==7.6.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements/_test.in
     #   pytest-cov
 docker==7.1.0
     # via -r requirements/_test.in
-faker==29.0.0
+faker==30.4.0
     # via -r requirements/_test.in
 h11==0.14.0
     # via
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   httpcore
-httpcore==1.0.5
+httpcore==1.0.6
     # via
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   httpx
-httpx==0.27.0
+httpx==0.27.2
     # via
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   respx
 icdiff==2.0.7
     # via pytest-icdiff
-idna==3.6
+idna==3.10
     # via
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   anyio
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ idna==3.6
     #   requests
 iniconfig==2.0.0
     # via pytest
-packaging==24.0
+packaging==24.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   pytest
@@ -101,9 +101,13 @@ sniffio==1.3.1
     #   anyio
     #   asgi-lifespan
     #   httpx
-termcolor==2.4.0
+termcolor==2.5.0
     # via pytest-sugar
-urllib3==2.2.2
+typing-extensions==4.12.2
+    # via
+    #   -c requirements/_base.txt
+    #   faker
+urllib3==2.2.3
     # via
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_tools.txt b/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_tools.txt
index df53578298f..d15ef99dd1f 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_tools.txt
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/requirements/_tools.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-astroid==3.3.4
+astroid==3.3.5
     # via pylint
-black==24.8.0
+black==24.10.0
     # via -r requirements/../../../requirements/devenv.txt
-build==1.2.2
+build==1.2.2.post1
     # via pip-tools
 bump2version==1.0.1
     # via -r requirements/../../../requirements/devenv.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ click==8.1.7
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   black
     #   pip-tools
-dill==0.3.8
+dill==0.3.9
     # via pylint
-distlib==0.3.8
+distlib==0.3.9
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.16.1
     # via virtualenv
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mypy-extensions==1.0.0
     #   mypy
 nodeenv==1.9.1
     # via pre-commit
-packaging==24.0
+packaging==24.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   -c requirements/_test.txt
@@ -52,32 +52,33 @@ platformdirs==4.3.6
     #   black
     #   pylint
     #   virtualenv
-pre-commit==3.8.0
+pre-commit==4.0.1
     # via -r requirements/../../../requirements/devenv.txt
-pylint==3.3.0
+pylint==3.3.1
     # via -r requirements/../../../requirements/devenv.txt
-pyproject-hooks==1.1.0
+pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via
     #   build
     #   pip-tools
-pyyaml==6.0.1
+pyyaml==6.0.2
     # via
     #   -c requirements/../../../requirements/constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   pre-commit
-ruff==0.6.7
+ruff==0.6.9
     # via -r requirements/../../../requirements/devenv.txt
-setuptools==74.0.0
+setuptools==75.2.0
     # via
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
     #   pip-tools
 tomlkit==0.13.2
     # via pylint
-typing-extensions==4.10.0
+typing-extensions==4.12.2
     # via
     #   -c requirements/_base.txt
+    #   -c requirements/_test.txt
     #   mypy
-virtualenv==20.26.5
+virtualenv==20.26.6
     # via pre-commit
 wheel==0.44.0
     # via pip-tools
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/core/errors.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/core/errors.py
index 260202d00f4..2677b7bc370 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/core/errors.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/core/errors.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from pydantic.errors import PydanticErrorMixin
+from common_library.errors_classes import OsparcErrorMixin
 
 
-class BaseDynamicSchedulerError(PydanticErrorMixin, ValueError):
-    code = "simcore.service.dynamic.scheduler"
+class BaseDynamicSchedulerError(OsparcErrorMixin, ValueError):
+    code = "simcore.service.dynamic.scheduler"  # type:ignore[assignment]
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/core/settings.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/core/settings.py
index e804398e80a..391fb4e3da6 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/core/settings.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/core/settings.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import datetime
 from functools import cached_property
 
-from common_library.pydantic_validators import timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float
-from pydantic import Field, parse_obj_as, validator
+from common_library.pydantic_validators import validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta
+from pydantic import AliasChoices, Field, TypeAdapter, field_validator
+from pydantic_settings import SettingsConfigDict
 from settings_library.application import BaseApplicationSettings
 from settings_library.basic_types import LogLevel, VersionTag
 from settings_library.director_v2 import DirectorV2Settings
@@ -20,20 +21,22 @@ class _BaseApplicationSettings(BaseApplicationSettings, MixinLoggingSettings):
     # CODE STATICS ---------------------------------------------------------
     API_VERSION: str = API_VERSION
     APP_NAME: str = PROJECT_NAME
-    API_VTAG: VersionTag = parse_obj_as(VersionTag, API_VTAG)
+    API_VTAG: VersionTag = TypeAdapter(VersionTag).validate_python(API_VTAG)
 
     # RUNTIME  -----------------------------------------------------------
 
     DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER__LOGLEVEL: LogLevel = Field(
         default=LogLevel.INFO,
-        env=["DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER__LOGLEVEL", "LOG_LEVEL", "LOGLEVEL"],
+        validation_alias=AliasChoices(
+            "DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER__LOGLEVEL", "LOG_LEVEL", "LOGLEVEL"
+        ),
     )
     DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_LOG_FORMAT_LOCAL_DEV_ENABLED: bool = Field(
         default=False,
-        env=[
+        validation_alias=AliasChoices(
             "DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER__LOG_FORMAT_LOCAL_DEV_ENABLED",
             "LOG_FORMAT_LOCAL_DEV_ENABLED",
-        ],
+        ),
         description="Enables local development log format. WARNING: make sure it is disabled if you want to have structured logs!",
     )
 
@@ -49,14 +52,16 @@ class _BaseApplicationSettings(BaseApplicationSettings, MixinLoggingSettings):
     def LOG_LEVEL(self):  # noqa: N802
         return self.DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER__LOGLEVEL
 
-    @validator("DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER__LOGLEVEL")
+    _validate_dynamic_scheduler_stop_service_timeout = (
+        validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta("DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_STOP_SERVICE_TIMEOUT")
+    )
+
+    @field_validator("DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER__LOGLEVEL")
     @classmethod
     def valid_log_level(cls, value: str) -> str:
         return cls.validate_log_level(value)
 
-    _try_convert_dynamic_scheduler_stop_service_timeout = (
-        timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float("DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_STOP_SERVICE_TIMEOUT")
-    )
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(extra="allow")
 
 
 class ApplicationSettings(_BaseApplicationSettings):
@@ -66,11 +71,13 @@ class ApplicationSettings(_BaseApplicationSettings):
     """
 
     DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_RABBITMQ: RabbitSettings = Field(
-        auto_default_from_env=True, description="settings for service/rabbitmq"
+        json_schema_extra={"auto_default_from_env": True},
+        description="settings for service/rabbitmq",
     )
 
     DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_REDIS: RedisSettings = Field(
-        auto_default_from_env=True, description="settings for service/redis"
+        json_schema_extra={"auto_default_from_env": True},
+        description="settings for service/redis",
     )
 
     DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_SWAGGER_API_DOC_ENABLED: bool = Field(
@@ -78,12 +85,14 @@ class ApplicationSettings(_BaseApplicationSettings):
     )
 
     DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_DIRECTOR_V2_SETTINGS: DirectorV2Settings = Field(
-        auto_default_from_env=True, description="settings for director-v2 service"
+        json_schema_extra={"auto_default_from_env": True},
+        description="settings for director-v2 service",
     )
 
     DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_PROMETHEUS_INSTRUMENTATION_ENABLED: bool = True
 
     DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_PROFILING: bool = False
     DYNAMIC_SCHEDULER_TRACING: TracingSettings | None = Field(
-        auto_default_from_env=True, description="settings for opentelemetry tracing"
+        json_schema_extra={"auto_default_from_env": True},
+        description="settings for opentelemetry tracing",
     )
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/models/schemas/meta.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/models/schemas/meta.py
index df9d3fa4315..ad73c58ac70 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/models/schemas/meta.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/models/schemas/meta.py
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-from typing import Any, ClassVar
-
 from models_library.api_schemas__common.meta import BaseMeta
-from pydantic import HttpUrl
+from pydantic import ConfigDict, HttpUrl
 
 
 class Meta(BaseMeta):
     docs_url: HttpUrl
-
-    class Config:
-        schema_extra: ClassVar[dict[str, Any]] = {
-            "example": {
-                "name": "simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler",
-                "version": "2.4.45",
-                "docs_url": "https://foo.io/doc",
-            }
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "examples": [
+                {
+                    "name": "simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler",
+                    "version": "2.4.45",
+                    "docs_url": "https://foo.io/doc",
+                }
+            ]
         }
+    )
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/services/director_v2/_public_client.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/services/director_v2/_public_client.py
index fd5ce9a2cb2..5ee4ae3bcac 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/services/director_v2/_public_client.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/services/director_v2/_public_client.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 )
 from models_library.api_schemas_webserver.projects_nodes import NodeGet, NodeGetIdle
 from models_library.projects_nodes_io import NodeID
+from pydantic import TypeAdapter
 from servicelib.fastapi.app_state import SingletonInAppStateMixin
 from servicelib.fastapi.http_client import AttachLifespanMixin, HasClientSetupInterface
 from servicelib.fastapi.http_client_thin import UnexpectedStatusError
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@ async def get_status(
             # in case of legacy version
             # we need to transfer the correct format!
             if "data" in dict_response:
-                return NodeGet.parse_obj(dict_response["data"])
+                return TypeAdapter(NodeGet).validate_python(dict_response["data"])
 
-            return DynamicServiceGet.parse_obj(dict_response)
+            return TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceGet).validate_python(dict_response)
         except UnexpectedStatusError as e:
             if (
                 e.response.status_code  # type: ignore[attr-defined] # pylint:disable=no-member
@@ -62,9 +63,9 @@ async def run_dynamic_service(
 
         # legacy services
         if "data" in dict_response:
-            return NodeGet.parse_obj(dict_response["data"])
+            return TypeAdapter(NodeGet).validate_python(dict_response["data"])
 
-        return DynamicServiceGet.parse_obj(dict_response)
+        return TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceGet).validate_python(dict_response)
 
     async def stop_dynamic_service(
         self,
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/services/service_tracker/_api.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/services/service_tracker/_api.py
index 1b1b4a0d9f8..99215c69123 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/services/service_tracker/_api.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/src/simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler/services/service_tracker/_api.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ async def set_if_status_changed_for_service(
     model.scheduled_to_run = False
 
     # check if model changed
-    json_status = status.json()
+    json_status = status.model_dump_json()
     if model.service_status != json_status:
         model.service_status = json_status
         model.current_state = _get_current_scheduler_service_state(
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/api_rest/test_api_rest__meta.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/api_rest/test_api_rest__meta.py
index 8d986dfe60e..ccf9aeab911 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/api_rest/test_api_rest__meta.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/api_rest/test_api_rest__meta.py
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 async def test_health(client: AsyncClient):
     response = await client.get(f"/{API_VTAG}/meta")
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
-    assert Meta.parse_raw(response.text)
+    assert Meta.model_validate_json(response.text)
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/api_rpc/test_api_rpc__services.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/api_rpc/test_api_rpc__services.py
index c484f722ff9..7ee876e9e4b 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/api_rpc/test_api_rpc__services.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/api_rpc/test_api_rpc__services.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from models_library.projects import ProjectID
 from models_library.projects_nodes_io import NodeID
 from models_library.users import UserID
+from pydantic import TypeAdapter
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.typing_env import EnvVarsDict
 from servicelib.rabbitmq import RabbitMQRPCClient, RPCServerError
@@ -52,14 +53,16 @@ def node_not_found(faker: Faker) -> NodeID:
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def service_status_new_style() -> DynamicServiceGet:
-    return DynamicServiceGet.parse_obj(
-        DynamicServiceGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"][1]
+    return TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceGet).validate_python(
+        DynamicServiceGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"][1]
     )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def service_status_legacy() -> NodeGet:
-    return NodeGet.parse_obj(NodeGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"][1])
+    return TypeAdapter(NodeGet).validate_python(
+        NodeGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"][1]
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -81,7 +84,9 @@ def mock_director_v0_service_state(
     ) as mock:
         mock.get(f"/fake-status/{node_id_legacy}").respond(
             status.HTTP_200_OK,
-            text=json.dumps(jsonable_encoder({"data": service_status_legacy.dict()})),
+            text=json.dumps(
+                jsonable_encoder({"data": service_status_legacy.model_dump()})
+            ),
         )
 
         # service was not found response
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ def mock_director_v2_service_state(
         assert_all_mocked=True,  # IMPORTANT: KEEP always True!
     ) as mock:
         mock.get(f"/dynamic_services/{node_id_new_style}").respond(
-            status.HTTP_200_OK, text=service_status_new_style.json()
+            status.HTTP_200_OK, text=service_status_new_style.model_dump_json()
         )
 
         # emulate redirect response to director-v0
@@ -173,8 +178,8 @@ async def test_get_state(
 @pytest.fixture
 def dynamic_service_start() -> DynamicServiceStart:
     # one for legacy and one for new style?
-    return DynamicServiceStart.parse_obj(
-        DynamicServiceStart.Config.schema_extra["example"]
+    return TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceStart).validate_python(
+        DynamicServiceStart.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["example"]
     )
 
 
@@ -189,7 +194,9 @@ def mock_director_v0_service_run(
     ) as mock:
         mock.post("/fake-service-run").respond(
             status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
-            text=json.dumps(jsonable_encoder({"data": service_status_legacy.dict()})),
+            text=json.dumps(
+                jsonable_encoder({"data": service_status_legacy.model_dump()})
+            ),
         )
 
         yield None
@@ -216,7 +223,7 @@ def mock_director_v2_service_run(
         else:
             request.respond(
                 status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
-                text=service_status_new_style.json(),
+                text=service_status_new_style.model_dump_json(),
             )
         yield None
 
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/conftest.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/conftest.py
index 642ed2170ce..a25596bd4f2 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/conftest.py
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@
     DynamicServiceStop,
 )
 from models_library.projects_nodes_io import NodeID
+from pydantic import TypeAdapter
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def get_dynamic_service_start() -> Callable[[NodeID], DynamicServiceStart]:
     def _(node_id: NodeID) -> DynamicServiceStart:
-        dict_data = deepcopy(DynamicServiceStart.Config.schema_extra["example"])
+        dict_data = deepcopy(
+            DynamicServiceStart.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["example"]
+        )
         dict_data["service_uuid"] = f"{node_id}"
-        return DynamicServiceStart.parse_obj(dict_data)
+        return TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceStart).validate_python(dict_data)
 
     return _
 
@@ -22,8 +25,10 @@ def _(node_id: NodeID) -> DynamicServiceStart:
 @pytest.fixture
 def get_dynamic_service_stop() -> Callable[[NodeID], DynamicServiceStop]:
     def _(node_id: NodeID) -> DynamicServiceStop:
-        dict_data = deepcopy(DynamicServiceStop.Config.schema_extra["example"])
+        dict_data = deepcopy(
+            DynamicServiceStop.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["example"]
+        )
         dict_data["node_id"] = f"{node_id}"
-        return DynamicServiceStop.parse_obj(dict_data)
+        return TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceStop).validate_python(dict_data)
 
     return _
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/service_tracker/test__api.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/service_tracker/test__api.py
index 0755f7e5d78..489dd14f2b8 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/service_tracker/test__api.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/service_tracker/test__api.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from models_library.api_schemas_webserver.projects_nodes import NodeGet, NodeGetIdle
 from models_library.projects_nodes_io import NodeID
 from models_library.services_enums import ServiceState
-from pydantic import NonNegativeInt
+from pydantic import NonNegativeInt, TypeAdapter
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.typing_env import EnvVarsDict
 from servicelib.deferred_tasks import TaskUID
 from servicelib.utils import limited_gather
@@ -115,12 +115,17 @@ async def test_services_tracer_workflow(
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "status",
     [
-        *[NodeGet.parse_obj(o) for o in NodeGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"]],
         *[
-            DynamicServiceGet.parse_obj(o)
-            for o in DynamicServiceGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"]
+            NodeGet.model_validate(o)
+            for o in NodeGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"]
         ],
-        NodeGetIdle.parse_obj(NodeGetIdle.Config.schema_extra["example"]),
+        *[
+            DynamicServiceGet.model_validate(o)
+            for o in DynamicServiceGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"]
+        ],
+        NodeGetIdle.model_validate(
+            NodeGetIdle.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["example"]
+        ),
     ],
 )
 async def test_set_if_status_changed(
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ async def test_set_if_status_changed(
     model = await get_tracked_service(app, node_id)
     assert model
 
-    assert model.service_status == status.json()
+    assert model.service_status == status.model_dump_json()
 
 
 async def test_set_service_status_task_uid(
@@ -162,15 +167,22 @@ async def test_set_service_status_task_uid(
     "status, expected_poll_interval",
     [
         (
-            NodeGet.parse_obj(NodeGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"][1]),
+            TypeAdapter(NodeGet).validate_python(
+                NodeGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"][1]
+            ),
             _LOW_RATE_POLL_INTERVAL,
         ),
         *[
-            (DynamicServiceGet.parse_obj(o), NORMAL_RATE_POLL_INTERVAL)
-            for o in DynamicServiceGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"]
+            (
+                TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceGet).validate_python(o),
+                NORMAL_RATE_POLL_INTERVAL,
+            )
+            for o in DynamicServiceGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"]
         ],
         (
-            NodeGetIdle.parse_obj(NodeGetIdle.Config.schema_extra["example"]),
+            TypeAdapter(NodeGetIdle).validate_python(
+                NodeGetIdle.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["example"]
+            ),
             _LOW_RATE_POLL_INTERVAL,
         ),
     ],
@@ -182,23 +194,25 @@ def test__get_poll_interval(
 
 
 def _get_node_get_from(service_state: ServiceState) -> NodeGet:
-    dict_data = NodeGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"][1]
+    dict_data = NodeGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"][1]
     assert "service_state" in dict_data
     dict_data["service_state"] = service_state
-    return NodeGet.parse_obj(dict_data)
+    return TypeAdapter(NodeGet).validate_python(dict_data)
 
 
 def _get_dynamic_service_get_from(
     service_state: ServiceState,
 ) -> DynamicServiceGet:
-    dict_data = DynamicServiceGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"][1]
+    dict_data = DynamicServiceGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"][1]
     assert "state" in dict_data
     dict_data["state"] = service_state
-    return DynamicServiceGet.parse_obj(dict_data)
+    return TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceGet).validate_python(dict_data)
 
 
 def _get_node_get_idle() -> NodeGetIdle:
-    return NodeGetIdle.parse_obj(NodeGetIdle.Config.schema_extra["example"])
+    return TypeAdapter(NodeGetIdle).validate_python(
+        NodeGetIdle.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["example"]
+    )
 
 
 def __get_flat_list(nested_list: list[list[Any]]) -> list[Any]:
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/service_tracker/test__tracker.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/service_tracker/test__tracker.py
index 59739ddf8f6..20293f343b5 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/service_tracker/test__tracker.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/service_tracker/test__tracker.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from models_library.projects_nodes_io import NodeID
 from pydantic import NonNegativeInt
+from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.typing_env import EnvVarsDict
 from servicelib.utils import logged_gather
 from settings_library.redis import RedisSettings
@@ -24,8 +25,17 @@
 ]
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def disable_monitor_task(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    mocker.patch(
+        "simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler.services.status_monitor._monitor.Monitor._worker_start_get_status_requests",
+        autospec=True,
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def app_environment(
+    disable_monitor_task: None,
     disable_rabbitmq_setup: None,
     disable_deferred_manager_setup: None,
     disable_notifier_setup: None,
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/status_monitor/test_services_status_monitor__monitor.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/status_monitor/test_services_status_monitor__monitor.py
index 2dd5270b627..b1dfd7c0d1f 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/status_monitor/test_services_status_monitor__monitor.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/status_monitor/test_services_status_monitor__monitor.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 )
 from models_library.api_schemas_webserver.projects_nodes import NodeGet, NodeGetIdle
 from models_library.projects_nodes_io import NodeID
-from pydantic import NonNegativeInt
+from pydantic import NonNegativeInt, TypeAdapter
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.typing_env import EnvVarsDict
 from settings_library.rabbit import RabbitSettings
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def _add_to_dict(dict_data: dict, entries: list[tuple[str, Any]]) -> None:
 
 
 def _get_node_get_with(state: str, node_id: NodeID = _DEFAULT_NODE_ID) -> NodeGet:
-    dict_data = deepcopy(NodeGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"][1])
+    dict_data = deepcopy(NodeGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"][1])
     _add_to_dict(
         dict_data,
         [
@@ -77,13 +77,15 @@ def _get_node_get_with(state: str, node_id: NodeID = _DEFAULT_NODE_ID) -> NodeGe
             ("service_uuid", f"{node_id}"),
         ],
     )
-    return NodeGet.parse_obj(dict_data)
+    return TypeAdapter(NodeGet).validate_python(dict_data)
 
 
 def _get_dynamic_service_get_legacy_with(
     state: str, node_id: NodeID = _DEFAULT_NODE_ID
 ) -> DynamicServiceGet:
-    dict_data = deepcopy(DynamicServiceGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"][0])
+    dict_data = deepcopy(
+        DynamicServiceGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"][0]
+    )
     _add_to_dict(
         dict_data,
         [
@@ -92,13 +94,15 @@ def _get_dynamic_service_get_legacy_with(
             ("node_uuid", f"{node_id}"),
         ],
     )
-    return DynamicServiceGet.parse_obj(dict_data)
+    return TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceGet).validate_python(dict_data)
 
 
 def _get_dynamic_service_get_new_style_with(
     state: str, node_id: NodeID = _DEFAULT_NODE_ID
 ) -> DynamicServiceGet:
-    dict_data = deepcopy(DynamicServiceGet.Config.schema_extra["examples"][1])
+    dict_data = deepcopy(
+        DynamicServiceGet.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"][1]
+    )
     _add_to_dict(
         dict_data,
         [
@@ -107,18 +111,18 @@ def _get_dynamic_service_get_new_style_with(
             ("node_uuid", f"{node_id}"),
         ],
     )
-    return DynamicServiceGet.parse_obj(dict_data)
+    return TypeAdapter(DynamicServiceGet).validate_python(dict_data)
 
 
 def _get_node_get_idle(node_id: NodeID = _DEFAULT_NODE_ID) -> NodeGetIdle:
-    dict_data = NodeGetIdle.Config.schema_extra["example"]
+    dict_data = NodeGetIdle.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["example"]
     _add_to_dict(
         dict_data,
         [
             ("service_uuid", f"{node_id}"),
         ],
     )
-    return NodeGetIdle.parse_obj(dict_data)
+    return TypeAdapter(NodeGetIdle).validate_python(dict_data)
 
 
 class _ResponseTimeline:
@@ -209,10 +213,12 @@ def _side_effect_node_status_response(request: Request) -> Response:
         if isinstance(service_status, NodeGet):
             return Response(
                 status.HTTP_200_OK,
-                text=json.dumps(jsonable_encoder({"data": service_status.dict()})),
+                text=json.dumps(
+                    jsonable_encoder({"data": service_status.model_dump()})
+                ),
             )
         if isinstance(service_status, DynamicServiceGet):
-            return Response(status.HTTP_200_OK, text=service_status.json())
+            return Response(status.HTTP_200_OK, text=service_status.model_dump_json())
         if isinstance(service_status, NodeGetIdle):
             return Response(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
 
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/test__model_examples.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/test__model_examples.py
index 858bcc66a4d..e768927cfe4 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/test__model_examples.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/test__model_examples.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 import simcore_service_dynamic_scheduler.models
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
+from pydantic import BaseModel, TypeAdapter, ValidationError
 from pytest_simcore.pydantic_models import walk_model_examples_in_package
 
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def test_api_server_model_examples(
     model_cls: type[BaseModel], example_name: int, example_data: Any
 ):
     try:
-        assert model_cls.parse_obj(example_data) is not None
+        assert TypeAdapter(model_cls).validate_python(example_data) is not None
     except ValidationError as err:
         pytest.fail(
             f"\n{example_name}: {json.dumps(example_data, indent=1)}\nError: {err}"
diff --git a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/test_cli.py b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/test_cli.py
index 2e812f7e118..85b2a5e2dcd 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/test_cli.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-scheduler/tests/unit/test_cli.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def test_list_settings(cli_runner: CliRunner, app_environment: EnvVarsDict):
     assert result.exit_code == os.EX_OK, result.output
 
     print(result.output)
-    settings = ApplicationSettings.parse_raw(result.output)
-    assert settings == ApplicationSettings.create_from_envs()
+    settings = ApplicationSettings.model_validate_json(result.output)
+    assert settings.model_dump() == ApplicationSettings.create_from_envs().model_dump()
 
 
 def test_main(app_environment: EnvVarsDict):
diff --git a/services/dynamic-sidecar/src/simcore_service_dynamic_sidecar/core/settings.py b/services/dynamic-sidecar/src/simcore_service_dynamic_sidecar/core/settings.py
index ff015934ef7..957cb2b5ab3 100644
--- a/services/dynamic-sidecar/src/simcore_service_dynamic_sidecar/core/settings.py
+++ b/services/dynamic-sidecar/src/simcore_service_dynamic_sidecar/core/settings.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import cast
 
-from common_library.pydantic_validators import timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float
+from common_library.pydantic_validators import validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta
 from models_library.basic_types import BootModeEnum, PortInt
 from models_library.callbacks_mapping import CallbacksMapping
 from models_library.products import ProductName
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class ResourceTrackingSettings(BaseCustomSettings):
         description="each time the status of the service is propagated",
     )
 
-    _try_convert_resource_tracking_heartbeat_interval = (
-        timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float("RESOURCE_TRACKING_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL")
+    _validate_resource_tracking_heartbeat_interval = (
+        validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta("RESOURCE_TRACKING_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL")
     )
 
 
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ def are_prometheus_metrics_enabled(self) -> bool:
     def _check_log_level(cls, value):
         return cls.validate_log_level(value)
 
-    _try_convert_dynamic_sidecar_telemetry_disk_usage_monitor_interval = (
-        timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+    _validate_dynamic_sidecar_telemetry_disk_usage_monitor_interval = (
+        validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
             "DYNAMIC_SIDECAR_TELEMETRY_DISK_USAGE_MONITOR_INTERVAL"
         )
     )
diff --git a/services/resource-usage-tracker/src/simcore_service_resource_usage_tracker/core/settings.py b/services/resource-usage-tracker/src/simcore_service_resource_usage_tracker/core/settings.py
index 6a09cfa12cd..b4348a00763 100644
--- a/services/resource-usage-tracker/src/simcore_service_resource_usage_tracker/core/settings.py
+++ b/services/resource-usage-tracker/src/simcore_service_resource_usage_tracker/core/settings.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 from functools import cached_property
 
-from common_library.pydantic_validators import timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float
+from common_library.pydantic_validators import validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta
 from models_library.basic_types import BootModeEnum
 from pydantic import Field, PositiveInt, validator
 from settings_library.base import BaseCustomSettings
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ class ApplicationSettings(MinimalApplicationSettings):
         auto_default_from_env=True, description="settings for opentelemetry tracing"
     )
 
-    _try_convert_resource_usage_tracker_missed_heartbeat_interval_sec = (
-        timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+    _validate_resource_usage_tracker_missed_heartbeat_interval_sec = (
+        validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
             "RESOURCE_USAGE_TRACKER_MISSED_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SEC"
         )
     )
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/settings.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/settings.py
index 2ab2f4f7e30..8a46b8def4f 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/settings.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/settings.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 from aiohttp import web
-from common_library.pydantic_validators import timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float
+from common_library.pydantic_validators import validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta
 from pydantic import ByteSize, Field, NonNegativeInt, parse_obj_as
 from settings_library.base import BaseCustomSettings
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ProjectsSettings(BaseCustomSettings):
         description="interval after which services need to be idle in order to be considered inactive",
     )
 
-    _try_convert_projects_inactivity_interval = timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+    _validate_projects_inactivity_interval = validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
         "PROJECTS_INACTIVITY_INTERVAL"
     )
 
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/studies_dispatcher/settings.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/studies_dispatcher/settings.py
index b64d573fa90..a79c4865f12 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/studies_dispatcher/settings.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/studies_dispatcher/settings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from typing import Any, ClassVar
 
 from aiohttp import web
-from common_library.pydantic_validators import timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float
+from common_library.pydantic_validators import validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta
 from pydantic import ByteSize, HttpUrl, parse_obj_as, validator
 from pydantic.fields import Field
 from servicelib.aiohttp.application_keys import APP_SETTINGS_KEY
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def is_login_required(self):
         """
         return not self.STUDIES_ACCESS_ANONYMOUS_ALLOWED
 
-    _try_convert_studies_guest_account_lifetime = timedelta_try_convert_str_to_float(
+    _validate_studies_guest_account_lifetime = validate_numeric_string_as_timedelta(
         "STUDIES_GUEST_ACCOUNT_LIFETIME"
     )