diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.in b/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.in
index bcd272d09a9..02c3bfc946c 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.in
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.in
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ sphinx-notfound-page
 sphinx-ansible-theme
 straight.plugin
 rstcheck < 4  # match version used in other sanity tests
-antsibull-docs == 1.6.1  # currently approved version
+antsibull-docs == 1.7.0  # currently approved version
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.txt b/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.txt
index 2f59bac2bab..7e30a73287e 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ aiosignal==1.2.0
 alabaster==0.7.12
 ansible-pygments==0.1.1
 antsibull-core==1.2.0
-antsibull-docs==1.6.1
+antsibull-docs==1.7.0
 async-timeout==4.0.2
 asyncio-pool==0.6.0
 attrs==22.1.0