diff --git a/python/docs/requirements.in b/python/docs/requirements.in
index 5e1ccbb..4d1a0b2 100644
--- a/python/docs/requirements.in
+++ b/python/docs/requirements.in
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ pandas
 matplotlib
 skunk
 svglib
+lxml>=5 # no wheels for python 3.12 on <5
+pyzmq>=26.0.0 # no wheels for python 3.12 on <26
 numpy==1.26.4 # some shit about setuptool (https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/23808)
 pyyaml==6.0.2rc1 # needed for cython 3 release (which is dependency somwehere)
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diff --git a/python/docs/requirements.txt b/python/docs/requirements.txt
index d643f5a..d693e8f 100644
--- a/python/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/python/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -137,8 +137,10 @@ jupyterlab-widgets==1.1.0
     # via ipywidgets
 kiwisolver==1.4.2
     # via matplotlib
-lxml==4.8.0
-    # via svglib
+lxml==5.2.2
+    # via
+    #   -r requirements.in
+    #   svglib
 markdown-it-py==1.1.0
     # via
     #   mdit-py-plugins
@@ -267,8 +269,9 @@ pyyaml==6.0.2rc1
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   myst-nb
     #   myst-parser
-pyzmq==22.3.0
+pyzmq==26.0.3
     # via
+    #   -r requirements.in
     #   jupyter-client
     #   jupyter-server
     #   notebook