diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f50948be70e..72c7a494d88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def package_files(prefix: str, directory: str, extension: str):
     'pre-commit>=2.18.1,<3',
     # embedding md in rst require docutils>=0.17. See
     # https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/sphinx/use.html?highlight=parser#include-markdown-files-into-an-rst-file
-    'docutils==0.17.1',
+    'docutils==0.19',
     'sphinx_markdown_tables==0.0.17',
     'sphinx-argparse==0.3.2',
     'sphinxcontrib.katex==0.9.0',