diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b59c4b85ba6..aabab30a821 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ stages:
     - .ci-run-policy
   script:
   - apk --no-cache add graphviz doxygen
-  - pip3 install "sphinx<4.0" breathe mako sphinx_rtd_theme
+  - pip3 install sphinx breathe mako sphinx_rtd_theme
   - docs/doxygen-wrapper.py --out-dir=docs/doxygen_xml
   - sphinx-build -W -b html docs public
 
diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 8c1d1203bbf..74b8ea8603c 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@
         "description": "Revert \"ci: downgrade sphinx to v3.x\"",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 2,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "a545b6eda040ee40b5c36533d7ae378fc24fcf09"
     },