diff --git a/docs/requirements-docs.txt b/docs/requirements-docs.txt
index 7c3a4239807..13d67a82d67 100644
--- a/docs/requirements-docs.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements-docs.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-sphinx==8.0.2
+sphinx==8.1.1
 furo==2024.8.6
 furo-sphinx-search @ git+https://github.com/harshil21/furo-sphinx-search@v0.2.0.1
 sphinx-paramlinks==0.6.0
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index abad78812c6..ce32c0c78e5 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 release = telegram.__version__
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
-needs_sphinx = "8.0.2"
+needs_sphinx = "8.1.1"
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom