diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index fb31242..e94cbbd 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-stsci_rtd_theme
+git+https://github.com/spacetelescope/stsci_rtd_theme.git@master#egg=stsci_rtd_theme
+# (install stsci_rtd_theme from master until a post 1.0 release occurs
+#  to prevent issues with bullets in the documentation)
 numpy >= 1.13
 matplotlib
 Cython