diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index c5a5feaae0..d7bc36294e 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ macholib==1.16.3 \
     --hash=sha256:07ae9e15e8e4cd9a788013d81f5908b3609aa76f9b1421bae9c4d7606ec86a30 \
     --hash=sha256:0e315d7583d38b8c77e815b1ecbdbf504a8258d8b3e17b61165c6feb60d18f2c
     # via rules-python-docs (docs/pyproject.toml)
-markdown-it-py==3.0.0 \
-    --hash=sha256:355216845c60bd96232cd8d8c40e8f9765cc86f46880e43a8fd22dc1a1a8cab1 \
-    --hash=sha256:e3f60a94fa066dc52ec76661e37c851cb232d92f9886b15cb560aaada2df8feb
+markdown-it-py==4.0.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:87327c59b172c5011896038353a81343b6754500a08cd7a4973bb48c6d578147 \
+    --hash=sha256:cb0a2b4aa34f932c007117b194e945bd74e0ec24133ceb5bac59009cda1cb9f3
     # via
     #   mdit-py-plugins
     #   myst-parser