diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index ce84f2252..a9788350a 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ splinter==0.19.0
 selenium==4.12.0
 twine==4.0.2
 Pallets-Sphinx-Themes==2.1.1
-Sphinx==7.1.2; python_version == '3.8'
+Sphinx<=7.1.2; python_version == '3.8'
 Sphinx==7.2.5; python_version > '3.8'
 sphinx-issues==3.0.1
 sphinx-jinja==2.0.2