diff --git a/sdks/python/setup.py b/sdks/python/setup.py
index 238488c5d603..3c16af9538c3 100644
--- a/sdks/python/setup.py
+++ b/sdks/python/setup.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def get_portability_package_data():
               'Sphinx>=1.5.2,<2.0',
               # Pinning docutils as a workaround for Sphinx issue:
               # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/9727
-              'docutils==0.17.1'
+              'docutils==0.19'
           ],
           'test': [
             'freezegun>=0.3.12',