diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c80bc92273..7171aa794d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def package_files(prefix: str, directory: str, extension: str):
     'jupyter==1.1.1',
     'yamllint==1.35.1',
     'recommonmark==0.7.1',
-    'sphinx==4.4.0',
+    'sphinx==8.1.3',
     'pre-commit>=3.4.0,<5',
     # embedding md in rst require docutils>=0.17. See
     # https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/sphinx/use.html?highlight=parser#include-markdown-files-into-an-rst-file