diff --git a/requirements/_docs.txt b/requirements/_docs.txt
index 90b78acdc65..1ee28aeea37 100644
--- a/requirements/_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/_docs.txt
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ pydantic > 1.0.0, < 3.0.0
 # todo: until this has resolution - https://github.com/sphinx-gallery/sphinx-gallery/issues/1290
 # Image
 scikit-image ~=0.22; python_version < "3.10"
-scikit-image ~=0.25; python_version > "3.9"  # we do not use `> =` because of oldest replcement
+scikit-image ~=0.24; python_version > "3.9"  # we do not use `> =` because of oldest replcement