diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index b97943c1..2542291d 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 sphinx<5,>=3.0
-docutils<0.19,>=0.18.1
+docutils<0.18,>=0.14
 breathe
 sphinx_rtd_theme
 exhale