diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index f985434ff..ce1a873af 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ def reset_servers(gallery_conf, fname, when):
         "version_match": get_version_match(__version__),
     },
     "navbar_end": ["version-switcher", "theme-switcher", "navbar-icon-links"],
+    "static_search": {
+        "threshold": 0.5,
+        "min_chars_for_search": 2,
+        "ignoreLocation": True,
+    },
 }
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
diff --git a/requirements/requirements_docs.txt b/requirements/requirements_docs.txt
index 5439c330a..cac5f227f 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements_docs.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pytest-sphinx==0.6.3
 sphinx-notfound-page==1.0.4
 sphinx-copybutton==0.5.0
 sphinx-gallery==0.18.0
-ansys_sphinx_theme==1.0.11
+ansys_sphinx_theme==1.1.1
 sphinx-autodoc-typehints==2.4.4; python_version == '3.8'
 sphinx-autodoc-typehints==2.4.4; python_version >= '3.9'
 pyvista==0.44.1