diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0d1fa4d3..6cece3ce 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dev =
 
 doc =
     Sphinx>=7.0.1,<8
-    docutils==0.19
+    docutils==0.20.1
     myst-parser>=2,<3
 
 [options.entry_points]