diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ced13342d2..0720e7abf7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ doc = [
 	"pyproject-hooks!=1.1",
 
 	# workaround for sphinx-contrib/sphinxcontrib-towncrier#92
-	"towncrier<24.7",
+	"towncrier<24.9",
 ]
 ssl = []
 certs = []