diff --git a/requirements/docs.txt b/requirements/docs.txt
index 614d7351ba..fb12eb7c7f 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/docs.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-sphinx>=5.3,<9
+sphinx>=8.1.3,<9
 sphinx_rtd_theme>=3.1.0,<4
 readthedocs-sphinx-search~=0.3
 sphinxcontrib-shellcheck>=1.1.2,<2