diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test_requires = [
 ]
 
 doc_requires = [
-    "sphinx-tabs >= 1.1.13",
+    "sphinx-tabs < 2",
     "ipython >= 7.6.1"
 ]
docs: downgrade sphinx-tabs requirement for rtd