diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6246eff74c8..5eeddf6fa89 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ deepdiff==9.1.0
     # via qcodes (pyproject.toml)
 defusedxml==0.7.1
     # via nbconvert
-docutils==0.21.2
+docutils==0.23
     # via
     #   nbsphinx
     #   sphinx