diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/171.dependencies.md b/doc/changelog.d/171.dependencies.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..325d9396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/171.dependencies.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build(deps): bump ansys-sphinx-theme from 1.1.3 to 1.1.6 in the doc-dependencies group
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b515da98..7e8194fc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 tests = ["pytest==8.3.3", "pytest-pyvista==0.1.9", "pytest-cov==5.0.0"]
 doc = [
-    "ansys-sphinx-theme==1.1.3",
+    "ansys-sphinx-theme==1.1.6",
     "jupyter_sphinx==0.5.3",
     "jupytext==1.16.4",
     "nbsphinx==0.9.5",