diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/task_data_to_python_variables.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/task_data_to_python_variables.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7d7c7c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/task_data_to_python_variables.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import json
+import sys
+
+from spiffworkflow_backend import create_app
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    app = create_app()
+    task_data_json_file = sys.argv[1]
+    python_variable_file = f"{task_data_json_file}_output.py"
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        contents = None
+        with open(task_data_json_file) as file:
+            contents = json.load(file)
+
+        with open(python_variable_file, "w") as file:
+            for key, value in contents.items():
+                file.write(f"{key} = {repr(value)}\n")
+
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    raise Exception("A task data json file must be provided")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/package-lock.json b/spiffworkflow-frontend/package-lock.json
index 0c2ddcee..fda0a9d2 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
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-        "@rjsf/mui": "5.18.3",
-        "@rjsf/utils": "5.18.3",
-        "@rjsf/validator-ajv8": "5.0.0",
+        "@rjsf/core": "^5.18.4",
+        "@rjsf/mui": "^5.18.4",
+        "@rjsf/utils": "^5.18.4",
+        "@rjsf/validator-ajv8": "github:sartography/rjsf-validator-ajv8-test#peformance-improvement-w-build",
         "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.40.0",
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@@ -4910,9 +4910,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/core/-/core-5.18.3.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/core/-/core-5.18.4.tgz",
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@@ -4929,9 +4929,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/mui/-/mui-5.18.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zcudsSECpm3hSTEjWsRLnrT5IMzG4Q3/muBaYtdlapzTaK0Mb3ktEPyXN+iZ6NjxZQTwH7aYn1vo/msbend4ww==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/mui/-/mui-5.18.4.tgz",
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       "engines": {
         "node": ">=14"
       },
@@ -4946,9 +4946,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/utils/-/utils-5.18.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0TzjAKAlqXSCneVnHhcL3gAr4DlIPgwzkFdNEI4A+LFjLFlECPah2o3RhEgvqJnUXFviDGF1dqhkxa/Pr59ajw==",
+      "version": "5.18.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/utils/-/utils-5.18.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-svLMk5aW6q3JQRYVTJradFc9tLeQ1vX5/k6fPwxf+08eweqPbINq7aokLBSStUNr8FfYgThTl8IfehLoVP2dvw==",
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         "json-schema-merge-allof": "^0.8.1",
         "jsonpointer": "^5.0.1",
@@ -4964,20 +4964,20 @@
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     "node_modules/@rjsf/validator-ajv8": {
-      "version": "5.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/validator-ajv8/-/validator-ajv8-5.0.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "5.18.4",
+      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/sartography/rjsf-validator-ajv8-test.git#431ff4439aabf62a2aaced4e71f4791108d563d5",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "ajv": "^8.11.0",
+        "ajv": "^8.12.0",
         "ajv-formats": "^2.1.1",
-        "lodash": "^4.17.15",
-        "lodash-es": "^4.17.15"
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+        "lodash-es": "^4.17.21"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=14"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@rjsf/utils": "^5.0.0-beta.16"
+        "@rjsf/utils": "^5.18.x"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@rollup/rollup-android-arm-eabi": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/core/-/core-5.18.3.tgz",
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+      "version": "5.18.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/core/-/core-5.18.4.tgz",
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@@ -28941,15 +28941,15 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/mui/-/mui-5.18.3.tgz",
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+      "version": "5.18.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/mui/-/mui-5.18.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SDKBcp/LOCdb8Rn4f4mBiEV8M+FCFQWK8KB4ymyzqjB5/2sVf5rw9u7o84SSXmdnQKt4SAztQf3Sd8tLhEzvPg==",
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     },
     "@rjsf/utils": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/utils/-/utils-5.18.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0TzjAKAlqXSCneVnHhcL3gAr4DlIPgwzkFdNEI4A+LFjLFlECPah2o3RhEgvqJnUXFviDGF1dqhkxa/Pr59ajw==",
+      "version": "5.18.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/utils/-/utils-5.18.4.tgz",
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       "requires": {
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         "jsonpointer": "^5.0.1",
@@ -28959,14 +28959,13 @@
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-      "version": "5.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rjsf/validator-ajv8/-/validator-ajv8-5.0.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "git+ssh://git@github.com/sartography/rjsf-validator-ajv8-test.git#431ff4439aabf62a2aaced4e71f4791108d563d5",
+      "from": "@rjsf/validator-ajv8@github:sartography/rjsf-validator-ajv8-test#peformance-improvement-w-build",
       "requires": {
-        "ajv": "^8.11.0",
+        "ajv": "^8.12.0",
         "ajv-formats": "^2.1.1",
-        "lodash": "^4.17.15",
-        "lodash-es": "^4.17.15"
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+        "lodash-es": "^4.17.21"
       }
     },
     "@rollup/rollup-android-arm-eabi": {
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/package.json b/spiffworkflow-frontend/package.json
index 05ed7d90..2b58b647 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/package.json
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/package.json
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
     "@mui/material": "^5.15.18",
     "@prefresh/vite": "^2.4.5",
     "@react-icons/all-files": "^4.1.0",
-    "@rjsf/core": "5.18.3",
-    "@rjsf/mui": "5.18.3",
-    "@rjsf/utils": "5.18.3",
-    "@rjsf/validator-ajv8": "5.0.0",
+    "@rjsf/core": "^5.18.4",
+    "@rjsf/mui": "^5.18.4",
+    "@rjsf/utils": "^5.18.4",
+    "@rjsf/validator-ajv8": "github:sartography/rjsf-validator-ajv8-test#peformance-improvement-w-build",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.40.0",
     "@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.40.0",
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