diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 28f11da8c..077d245f0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ dev =
     pytest-timeout
     pytest-benchmark
     pyinstaller
-    sphinx<=6.2.1
-    sphinxcontrib-jquery
+    sphinx~=6.2.1
+    sphinxcontrib-jquery~=4.1
     kivy_deps.gstreamer_dev~=0.3.3; sys_platform == "win32"
     kivy_deps.sdl2_dev~=0.7.0; sys_platform == "win32"
     kivy_deps.glew_dev~=0.3.1; sys_platform == "win32"