diff --git a/pulp_container/app/authorization.py b/pulp_container/app/authorization.py
index c1dbdd145..058567de7 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/authorization.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/authorization.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     ContainerPullThroughDistribution,
 )
 
-TOKEN_EXPIRATION_TIME = settings.get("TOKEN_EXPIRATION_TIME", 300)
+TOKEN_EXPIRATION_TIME = getattr(settings, "TOKEN_EXPIRATION_TIME", 300)
 
 FakeView = namedtuple("FakeView", "action, get_object, get_serializer")
 
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/registry_api.py b/pulp_container/app/registry_api.py
index 7b86b345a..616522d93 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/registry_api.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/registry_api.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def authentication_classes(self):
         This allows deployments to use custom authentication backends (e.g. remote
         header-based auth) alongside standard Basic auth for container registry operations.
         """
-        if settings.get("TOKEN_AUTH_DISABLED", False):
+        if getattr(settings, "TOKEN_AUTH_DISABLED", False):
             return [RegistryAuthentication, *api_settings.DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES]
         return [TokenAuthentication]
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def permission_classes(self):
         """
         List of permission classes to check for this view.
         """
-        if settings.get("TOKEN_AUTH_DISABLED", False):
+        if getattr(settings, "TOKEN_AUTH_DISABLED", False):
             return [RegistryPermission]
         return [TokenPermission]
 
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ def permission_classes(self):
         """
         List of permission classes to check for this view.
         """
-        if settings.get("TOKEN_AUTH_DISABLED", False):
+        if getattr(settings, "TOKEN_AUTH_DISABLED", False):
             return [IsAuthenticated]
         return [TokenPermission]
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ def get_queryset(self, *args, **kwargs):
         distribution_permission = "container.pull_containerdistribution"
         namespace_permission = "container.namespace_pull_containerdistribution"
 
-        if settings.get("TOKEN_AUTH_DISABLED", False):
+        if getattr(settings, "TOKEN_AUTH_DISABLED", False):
             return queryset
 
         public_repositories = queryset.filter(private=False)
diff --git a/pulp_container/tests/functional/api/test_content_cache.py b/pulp_container/tests/functional/api/test_content_cache.py
index ab06198ec..5d1d8d7cf 100644
--- a/pulp_container/tests/functional/api/test_content_cache.py
+++ b/pulp_container/tests/functional/api/test_content_cache.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_content_cache(
     monitor_task,
 ):
     """A test case that verifies the functionality of the Redis caching machinery."""
-    if not pulp_settings.get("CACHE_ENABLED"):
+    if not getattr(pulp_settings, "CACHE_ENABLED", False):
         pytest.skip("The caching machinery was not enabled")
 
     repo = container_repository_factory()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 71a2286c1..59882286f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers=[
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
   "jsonschema>=4.4,<4.27",
-  "pulpcore>=3.111.0,<3.115",
+  "pulpcore>=3.111.0,<3.130",
   "pyjwt[crypto]>=2.4,<2.14",
   "pysequoia>=0.1.33,<0.2.0"
 ]