diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4272dceb1..4797dd9fc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     ],
     "docs": [
         "sphinx==4.0.1",
-        "sphinx-issues==1.2.0",
+        "sphinx-issues==2.0.0",
         "alabaster==0.7.12",
         "sphinx-version-warning==1.1.2",
         "autodocsumm==0.2.4",