diff --git a/site/layouts/_default/docs.html b/site/layouts/_default/docs.html
index 969f8d13b2..d9319aa837 100644
--- a/site/layouts/_default/docs.html
+++ b/site/layouts/_default/docs.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{ define "body_override" }}<body{{ if (eq .Page.Params.toc true) }} data-bs-spy="scroll" data-bs-target="#TableOfContents"{{ end }}>{{ end }}
 {{ define "main" }}
   <div class="container-xxl bd-gutter mt-3 my-md-4 bd-layout">
-    <aside class="bd-sidebar">
+    <nav class="bd-sidebar" aria-label="Docs navigation">
       <div class="offcanvas-lg offcanvas-start" tabindex="-1" id="bdSidebar" aria-labelledby="bdSidebarOffcanvasLabel">
         <div class="offcanvas-header border-bottom">
           <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="bdSidebarOffcanvasLabel">Browse docs</h5>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="bdSidebarOffcanvasLabel">Browse docs</h5>
           {{ partial "docs-sidebar" . }}
         </div>
       </div>
-    </aside>
+    </nav>
 
     <main class="bd-main order-1">
       <div class="bd-intro pt-2 ps-lg-2">
diff --git a/site/layouts/partials/docs-sidebar.html b/site/layouts/partials/docs-sidebar.html
index c656981119..1e2f4a4c6b 100644
--- a/site/layouts/partials/docs-sidebar.html
+++ b/site/layouts/partials/docs-sidebar.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<nav class="bd-links w-100" id="bd-docs-nav" aria-label="Docs navigation">
+<div class="bd-links w-100" id="bd-docs-nav">
   {{- $url := split .Permalink "/" -}}
   {{- $page_slug := index $url (sub (len $url) 2) -}}
 
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
   </ul>
-</nav>
+</div>