diff --git a/news/4626.documentation b/news/4626.documentation
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7898850040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/4626.documentation
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix documentation build, add pins @sneridagh
diff --git a/requirements-docs.txt b/requirements-docs.txt
index 7c4e331ab9..d4596cb251 100644
--- a/requirements-docs.txt
+++ b/requirements-docs.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ lesscpy
 linkify-it-py
 myst-parser
 sphinx-autobuild
-sphinx-book-theme
+pydata-sphinx-theme<=0.8.99
+sphinx-book-theme==0.3.3
 sphinx-copybutton
 sphinx-sitemap
 sphinx-togglebutton