diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index f9fc1663..afff44b1 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==2.0.0
 literate_dataclasses
 # For IPython.sphinxext.ipython_console_highlighting extension
 ipython
-numpy
+# TODO(stes): temporary fix, remove once objects.inv are updated
+# see https://github.com/AdaptiveMotorControlLab/CEBRA/issues/303
+numpy<2.5