diff --git a/py-polars/docs/requirements-docs.txt b/py-polars/docs/requirements-docs.txt
index 9907cbaaedf5..12b2b7f2afb3 100644
--- a/py-polars/docs/requirements-docs.txt
+++ b/py-polars/docs/requirements-docs.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ numpy
 pandas
 pyarrow
 
-sphinx==7.3.7
+sphinx==8.0.2
 
 # Third-party Sphinx extensions
 autodocsumm==0.2.12