diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 22578d60c..c6b597ac6 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 python-slugify==8.0.4  # https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify
-Pillow==11.2.0  # https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
+Pillow==11.1.0 # pyup: < 11.2.0  # https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
 {%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Django Compressor' %}
 {%- if cookiecutter.windows == 'y' and cookiecutter.use_docker == 'n' %}
 rcssmin==1.1.2 --install-option="--without-c-extensions"  # https://github.com/ndparker/rcssmin
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index feafd67d2..3a0a5f559 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ djangorestframework-stubs==3.15.3  # https://github.com/typeddjango/djangorestfr
 
 # Documentation
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-sphinx==8.3.0  # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx
+sphinx==8.2.3 # pyup: < 8.3.0  # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx
 sphinx-autobuild==2024.10.3 # https://github.com/GaretJax/sphinx-autobuild
 
 # Code quality