diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f40ae4a79..2416c57be 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Tidelift = "https://tidelift.com/subscription/pkg/pypi-marshmallow?utm_source=py
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 docs = [
   "sphinx==8.1.3",
-  "sphinx-issues==4.1.0",
+  "sphinx-issues==5.0.0",
   "alabaster==1.0.0",
   "sphinx-version-warning==1.1.2",
   "autodocsumm==0.2.13",