diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 683117213d..9f5d80a334 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 sphinx==3.2.1
 myst-parser==0.15.2
 myst-parser[linkify]==0.15.2
+Jinja2 < 3.1
 
 # sphinx-multiversion with evennia fixes 
 git+https://github.com/evennia/sphinx-multiversion.git@evennia-mods#egg=sphinx-multiversion
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7b2280b898..a08725076e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ autobahn >= 20.7.1, < 21.0.0
 lunr == 0.6.0
 simpleeval <= 1.0
 uritemplate == 4.1.1
-Jinja2<3.1
+Jinja2 < 3.1
 
 # try to resolve dependency issue in py3.7
 attrs >= 19.2.0