diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7ae713ab71..16bd48e529 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def package_files(prefix: str, directory: str, extension: str):
     'pre-commit>=3.4.0,<4',
     # 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==0.20.1',
     'sphinx_markdown_tables==0.0.17',
     'sphinx-argparse==0.4.0',
     'sphinxcontrib.katex==0.9.6',