diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 3ada901a78ac..4b95511d82f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ jobs:
           run: export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
         - name: install dependencies
           run: |
-            pip install sphinx
-            pip install sphinx-rtd-theme
-            pip install sphinx-multiversion
+            pip install --break-system-packages sphinx
+            pip install --break-system-packages sphinx-rtd-theme
+            pip install --break-system-packages sphinx-multiversion
         - name: build docs
           run: |
             echo "Repo = ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"