diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 186d92c7b..011822d54 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 wheel
 
-sphinx
+sphinx > 3.0
 
 # convert markdown to rest
 # m2r2 fork is active in development and works with
diff --git a/ipasphinx/setup.py b/ipasphinx/setup.py
index cd4220d95..e35ec33a2 100644
--- a/ipasphinx/setup.py
+++ b/ipasphinx/setup.py
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         doc=__doc__,
         package_dir={"ipasphinx": ""},
         packages=["ipasphinx"],
-        install_requires=["ipaserver", "ipalib", "sphinx", "m2r2"],
+        install_requires=["ipaserver", "ipalib", "sphinx > 3.0", "m2r2"],
     )