diff --git a/api/cpp/docs/Pipfile b/api/cpp/docs/Pipfile
index 7da012425f8..ca4e6e8c65d 100644
--- a/api/cpp/docs/Pipfile
+++ b/api/cpp/docs/Pipfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ verify_ssl = true
 
 [packages]
 breathe = ">=4.33.1"
-sphinx = ">=4.5.0"
+sphinx = "==7.1.2"
 exhale = ">=0.2.4"
 myst_parser = ">=0.17.2"
 sphinx-markdown-tables = ">=0.0.15"
diff --git a/docs/reference/Pipfile b/docs/reference/Pipfile
index 584ba3096a9..2e7edc7ba85 100644
--- a/docs/reference/Pipfile
+++ b/docs/reference/Pipfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ verify_ssl = true
 [dev-packages]
 
 [packages]
-sphinx = ">=4.5.0"
+sphinx = "==7.1.2"
 myst_parser = ">=0.17.2"
 sphinx-markdown-tables = ">=0.0.15"
 furo = ">=2022.12.7"