diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index d3a7c837c5..1195df76d3 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 sphinx==2.4.4
 sphinx-multiversion==0.1.1
-sphinxontrib-lunrsearch==0.3
 
 # recommonmark custom branch with evennia-specific fixes
 git+https://github.com/evennia/recommonmark.git@evennia-mods#egg=recommonmark
+
+# sphinxcontrib-lunrsearch custom branch with evennia-specific fixes
+git+https://github.com/evennia/sphinxcontrib-lunrsearch.git@evennia-mods#egg=sphinxcontrib-lunrsearch
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index ed8886139c..2350aff70f 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -170,3 +170,6 @@ def setup(app):
             'auto_toc_tree_section': auto_toc_sections,
             }, True)
     app.add_transform(AutoStructify)
+
+from sphinxcontrib import lunrsearch
+