diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 94412e5c8..4d3339e7b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ lint = [
     "ruff==0.5.1",
     "mypy==1.10.1",
     "sphinx-lint",
-    "types-docutils==0.21.0.20240708",
+    "types-docutils==0.21.0.20240711",
     "types-requests",
     "importlib_metadata",  # for mypy (Python<=3.9)
     "tomli",  # for mypy (Python<=3.10)
diff --git a/sphinx/application.py b/sphinx/application.py
index bf828fb89..5ab520b2d 100644
--- a/sphinx/application.py
+++ b/sphinx/application.py
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ class Sphinx:
             logger.warning(__('role %r is already registered, it will be overridden'),
                            name, type='app', subtype='add_generic_role')
         role = roles.GenericRole(name, nodeclass)
-        docutils.register_role(name, role)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        docutils.register_role(name, role)
 
     def add_domain(self, domain: type[Domain], override: bool = False) -> None:
         """Register a domain.