diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index e4471b76031..a29e295ae49 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 myst-parser==2.0.0
 Sphinx==7.2.5
 # Older versions break Sphinx even though they're declared to be supported.
-docutils==0.19
+docutils==0.20.1
 sphinxcontrib-programoutput==0.17
 sphinx_copybutton==0.5.2
 furo==2023.9.10