diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docs/requirements.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docs/requirements.txt
index f843dee26..cb2f33143 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-sphinx==3.3.1
+sphinx==3.4.3
 sphinx-click==2.5.0
 sphinx-rtd-theme==0.5.0