diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 sphinx ~= 7.0
-towncrier
+# currently incompatible with sphinxcontrib-towncrier
+# https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/sphinxcontrib-towncrier/issues/92
+towncrier < 24
 furo
 myst_parser
 sphinx-copybutton
diff --git a/news/5ab8c2b8-cdb9-4b08-9292-24ce5a135e04.trivial.rst b/news/5ab8c2b8-cdb9-4b08-9292-24ce5a135e04.trivial.rst
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