diff --git a/Doc/conf.py b/Doc/conf.py
index 6b88c23a44473f..8ec3098d2350fa 100644
--- a/Doc/conf.py
+++ b/Doc/conf.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 highlight_language = 'python3'
 
 # Minimum version of sphinx required
-needs_sphinx = '1.8'
+needs_sphinx = "3.2"
 
 # Ignore any .rst files in the venv/ directory.
 exclude_patterns = ['venv/*', 'README.rst']