diff --git a/dev-requirements/sphinx.txt b/dev-requirements/sphinx.txt
index 135ce3d72c..2be214006e 100644
--- a/dev-requirements/sphinx.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements/sphinx.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ myst-parser==2.0.0
 # Misc extensions
 sphinxext.opengraph==0.9.0
 sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2
-sphinxcontrib-towncrier==0.3.2a0
+sphinxcontrib-towncrier==0.4.0a0