diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 157711966..49cd93048 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # extra requirements specifically for documentation purposes
-m2r2==0.2.7
+m2r2
 mistune==0.8.4