diff --git a/deploy/conda-dev-spec.template b/deploy/conda-dev-spec.template
index 76f0ff4c3..af1ef6d67 100644
--- a/deploy/conda-dev-spec.template
+++ b/deploy/conda-dev-spec.template
@@ -76,11 +76,10 @@ cfchecker
 udunits2
 
 # Documentation
-sphinx
+sphinx >=7.0.0
 sphinx_rtd_theme
 myst-parser
 sphinx-multiversion
-rst-to-myst
 
 # Visualization
 ncview