diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2e65fc4..25dd769 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ test =
     pytest-remotedata
     ci-watson
 docs =
-    sphinx<8
+    sphinx
     sphinx-automodapi
     sphinx-rtd-theme