diff --git a/docs/src/conf.py b/docs/src/conf.py
index 6b11e83a8c..082d7eb384 100644
--- a/docs/src/conf.py
+++ b/docs/src/conf.py
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ def _dotv(version):
     "ignore_pattern": r"__init__\.py",
     # force gallery building, unless overridden (see src/Makefile)
     "plot_gallery": "'True'",
+    # force re-registering of nc-time-axis with matplotlib for each example,
+    # required for sphinx-gallery>=0.11.0
+    "reset_modules": (
+        lambda gallery_conf, fname: sys.modules.pop("nc_time_axis", None),
+    ),
 }
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_documentation_full.rst b/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_documentation_full.rst
index 46f9c563d1..a98ff0a7e9 100755
--- a/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_documentation_full.rst
+++ b/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_documentation_full.rst
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ can exclude the module from the API documentation.  Add the entry to the
 Gallery
 ~~~~~~~
 
-The Iris :ref:`sphx_glr_generated_gallery` uses a sphinx extension named
+The Iris :ref:`gallery_index` uses a sphinx extension named
 `sphinx-gallery <https://sphinx-gallery.github.io/stable/>`_
 that auto generates reStructuredText (rst) files based upon a gallery source
 directory that abides directory and filename convention.
diff --git a/requirements/ci/py310.yml b/requirements/ci/py310.yml
index 19d4e90c22..5ba9988c92 100644
--- a/requirements/ci/py310.yml
+++ b/requirements/ci/py310.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ dependencies:
   - sphinx
   - sphinxcontrib-napoleon
   - sphinx-copybutton
-  - sphinx-gallery
+  - sphinx-gallery >=0.11.0
   - sphinx-panels
   - pydata-sphinx-theme = 0.8.1
diff --git a/requirements/ci/py38.yml b/requirements/ci/py38.yml
index 55a64676bf..016a986d9f 100644
--- a/requirements/ci/py38.yml
+++ b/requirements/ci/py38.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ dependencies:
   - sphinx
   - sphinxcontrib-napoleon
   - sphinx-copybutton
-  - sphinx-gallery
+  - sphinx-gallery >=0.11.0
   - sphinx-panels
   - pydata-sphinx-theme = 0.8.1
diff --git a/requirements/ci/py39.yml b/requirements/ci/py39.yml
index abd11e48a2..171d2a88e3 100644
--- a/requirements/ci/py39.yml
+++ b/requirements/ci/py39.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ dependencies:
   - sphinx
   - sphinxcontrib-napoleon
   - sphinx-copybutton
-  - sphinx-gallery
+  - sphinx-gallery >=0.11.0
   - sphinx-panels
   - pydata-sphinx-theme = 0.8.1
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a60d107835..2fe615e72a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ where = lib
 docs =
     sphinx
     sphinx-copybutton
-    sphinx-gallery
+    sphinx-gallery>=0.11.0
     sphinx_rtd_theme
     sphinxcontrib-napoleon
     sphinx-panels