diff --git a/doc/sphinx/requirements.txt b/doc/sphinx/requirements.txt
index 6dd5774c3d..44f47d06fd 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/sphinx/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 sphinx==2.4.4
-breathe
+breathe==4.14.2
 recommonmark
 sphinx_rtd_theme
 sphinxcontrib-bibtex