diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 63615d66..0a950f2e 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ myst-parser
 nbsphinx
 pydata-sphinx-theme
 setuptools-scm
-sphinx>=7.0
+sphinx
 sphinx-autodoc-typehints
 sphinx-design
 sphinx-gallery