diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 2b92729ad..9aa1b2571 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Deprecated==1.2.14
 dill==0.3.8
 distlib==0.3.8
 distro==1.9.0
-docutils==0.19
+docutils==0.21
 filelock==3.13.1
 flake8==7.0.0
 furo==2024.1.29
diff --git a/requirements-doc.txt b/requirements-doc.txt
index 07bca0481..d82cce14b 100644
--- a/requirements-doc.txt
+++ b/requirements-doc.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ craft-parts==1.29.0
 craft-providers==1.23.1
 Deprecated==1.2.14
 distro==1.9.0
-docutils==0.19
+docutils==0.21
 furo==2024.1.29
 html5lib==1.1
 httplib2==0.22.0