diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 4f1c05bf6..f5fdaa3b1 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 breathe
-docutils==0.16
+docutils
 furo        # sphinx theme
 nbsphinx
 sphinx>=3.0.2