diff --git a/requirements.docs.txt b/requirements.docs.txt
index 2f8d7ade..c9dd5f7c 100644
--- a/requirements.docs.txt
+++ b/requirements.docs.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ mkdocs-literate-nav~=0.6
 mkdocs-section-index~=0.3
 mkdocs-git-authors-plugin~=0.9
 mkdocs-macros-plugin~=1.2
-pymdown-extensions~=11.0
+pymdown-extensions~=12.0
 zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
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