diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e9f96009a..237292b04 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ test =
     pytest
     importlib-metadata >= 4; python_version < '3.8'
 docs =
-    sphinx >= 4.4.0
-    sphinx-rtd-theme >= 1.0
+    sphinx >=4.4.0, !=5.2.0.post0  # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/10860
+    sphinx-rtd-theme >=1.0
     sphinxcontrib-programoutput
-    docutils >= 0.17
+    docutils >=0.17
     myst-parser
 utilities =
     importchecker