diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements_dev.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements_dev.txt
index f63d7da3c..2fb67832a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ wheel==0.33.6
 watchdog==0.9.0
 tox==3.14.0
 coverage==4.5.4
-Sphinx==7.2.6
+Sphinx==8.1.1
 twine==5.0.0
 ruff==0.3.5
 {% if cookiecutter.command_line_interface|lower == 'click' -%}