diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e5a7198..924a140 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def get_version():
     url="https://github.com/executablebooks/sphinx-tabs",
     license="MIT",
     python_requires="~=3.7",
-    install_requires=["sphinx", "pygments", "docutils~=0.18.0"],
+    install_requires=["sphinx", "pygments", "docutils"],
     extras_require={
         "testing": [
             "coverage",