diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7df4de7b..0d1fa4d3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ dev =
     zest.releaser>=6.20.1
 
 doc =
-    Sphinx>=7,<8
+    Sphinx>=7.0.1,<8
     docutils==0.19
     myst-parser>=2,<3