diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d38502d026..de2a581332 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ updater = [
     "alteryx-open-src-update-checker >= 2.1.0"
 ]
 docs = [
-    "docutils >= 0.15.2, < 0.17",
+    "docutils >= 0.15.2",
     "pydata-sphinx-theme >= 0.3.1",
     "astroid <= 2.6.6",
     "Sphinx >= 5.0.0",