diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 06ead2b2a7..60ab7b974d 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -531,5 +531,5 @@ def setup(app):
 linkcheck_retries = 50
 
 # JupyterLite configuration
-# Use Path as jupyterlite-sphinx expects PosixPath
-jupyterlite_dir = Path("lite")
+# jupyterlite-sphinx v0.13.0+ expects str
+jupyterlite_dir = str(Path("lite"))