diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e97dff7f..3ce19997 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    "docutils>=0.19,<0.22",
+    "docutils>=0.19,<0.23",
     "jinja2", # required for substitutions, but let sphinx choose version
     "markdown-it-py~=3.0",
     "mdit-py-plugins~=0.4,>=0.4.1",