diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bf90aad144..60d9a7cfeb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ docs = [
     "sphinx>=3.0.0,!=3.5.0",
     "sphinxemoji>=0.1.8",
     "sphinx-copybutton>=0.3.1",
-    "docutils<0.21",
+    "docutils<0.22",
     "recommonmark>=0.7.1",
     "sphinx-markdown-tables>=0.0.15",
     "sphinx-tabs>=3.3.0",
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ dev = [
     "sphinx>=3.0.0,!=3.5.0",
     "sphinxemoji>=0.1.8",
     "sphinx-copybutton>=0.3.1",
-    "docutils<0.21",
+    "docutils<0.22",
     "recommonmark>=0.7.1",
     "sphinx-markdown-tables>=0.0.15",
     "sphinx-tabs>=3.3.0",