diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e337306..232a08e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ docs =
 	# upstream
 	sphinx >= 3.5
 	# workaround for sphinx/sphinx-doc#11662
-	sphinx < 8.0.3
+	sphinx < 8.1.4
 	jaraco.packaging >= 9.3
 	rst.linker >= 1.9
 	furo