diff --git a/api/cpp/docs/Pipfile b/api/cpp/docs/Pipfile
index 8b6735d40ad..ef689e7043a 100644
--- a/api/cpp/docs/Pipfile
+++ b/api/cpp/docs/Pipfile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ sphinx = "4.5.0"
 exhale = "0.2.4"
 myst_parser = "0.17.2"
 sphinx-markdown-tables = "0.0.15"
+# Workaround for https://github.com/ryanfox/sphinx-markdown-tables/issues/36
+markdown = "==3.3.7"
 
 [requires]
 python_version = "3"