diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/test_docs.yml
index 914a5a61..0e16df09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_docs.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ jobs:
           source ./.env/bin/activate
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install mkdocs mkdocs-material pymdown-extensions  # mkdocstrings[python]
-          pip install sphinx sphinx-immaterial numpy msgpack-rpc-python
+          pip install sphinx numpy msgpack-rpc-python
+          pip install --upgrade https://github.com/nervosys/sphinx-immaterial/tarball/master
           pip install breathe exhale  # for doxygen -> sphinx -> html conversion
 
       - name: "Generate C++ API documentation: Doxygen -> Sphinx -> HTML"