diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml
index 3345934f..ead1c56b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ docs = [
   "sphinx",
   "sphinx_autodoc_typehints",
   "sphinx_copybutton",
+  "docutils !=0.21.1",
 ]
 
 {%- if cookiecutter.vcs %}