diff --git a/python-sphinx_rtd_theme.spec b/python-sphinx_rtd_theme.spec
index 96db65b..dae4ca9 100644
--- a/python-sphinx_rtd_theme.spec
+++ b/python-sphinx_rtd_theme.spec
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ Requires:       python-Sphinx
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %if %{with test}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Sphinx}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module docutils < 0.18}
+# as per https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme/pull/1336 no changes are needed for the new docutils to work
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module docutils}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module readthedocs-sphinx-ext}
 %endif