diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 98c1527e9cc..c815c445167 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-sphinx ~= 7.0
+sphinx ~= 8.2
 # currently incompatible with sphinxcontrib-towncrier
 # https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/sphinxcontrib-towncrier/issues/92
 towncrier < 24