diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 643eb62ef..269c2c347 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-sphinx
+sphinx>=4.4,!=5.1
 sphinx-click
 sphinx_rtd_theme
 furo