diff --git a/Doc/conf.py b/Doc/conf.py
index 3db65df7a84b21..4849d2c36e56ea 100644
--- a/Doc/conf.py
+++ b/Doc/conf.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 highlight_language = 'python3'
 
 # Minimum version of sphinx required
-needs_sphinx = '4.2'
+needs_sphinx = '6.2.1'
 
 # Create table of contents entries for domain objects (e.g. functions, classes,
 # attributes, etc.). Default is True.