diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index defdd490c..070e81d62 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ dev =
 
 doc =
     Sphinx==4.3.1
-    docutils==0.17.1
+    docutils==0.18.1
     myst-parser
 
 [options.entry_points]