diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 08f4a5b..ebe04bc 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-pydata-sphinx-theme==0.14.3
-sphinx==7.3.7
+pydata-sphinx-theme==0.16.1
+sphinx==8.2.3
 sphinx_autodoc_typehints==1.19.5
 
 reno[sphinx]==3.3.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dwave/gate/qir/loader.py b/dwave/gate/qir/loader.py
index 019b8f9..73bd97b 100644
--- a/dwave/gate/qir/loader.py
+++ b/dwave/gate/qir/loader.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def _deconstruct_call_instruction(
             if arg.is_null:
                 qubits.append(0)
             else:
-                pattern = "\%Qubit\* inttoptr \(i64 (\d+) to \%Qubit\*\)"
+                pattern = r"\%Qubit\* inttoptr \(i64 (\d+) to \%Qubit\*\)"
                 qubit = re.search(pattern, str(arg)).groups()[0]
                 qubits.append(int(qubit) if qubit.isdigit() else None)
         else:
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def _deconstruct_call_instruction(
             if arg.is_null:
                 bits.append(0)
             else:
-                pattern = "\%Result\* inttoptr \(i64 (\d+) to \%Result\*\)"
+                pattern = r"\%Result\* inttoptr \(i64 (\d+) to \%Result\*\)"
                 bit = re.search(pattern, arg.__str__()).groups()[0]
                 bits.append(int(bit) if bit.isdigit() else None)