diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 9437f877..f8a4d932 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -264,9 +264,13 @@ def _get_usd_ref_tooltip(app):
 @functools.cache
 def _get_url_for_usd_target(app, target):
     pxr_obj_namespace = target.removeprefix('pxr.').replace(".", "")
+    # Some doxylink urls from python binding members not map directly yet.
+    # Add entries here for exceptions such as: LookupError: No documentation entry matching "UsdStageInitialLoadSet"
+    # Enclosed as:
+    # sphinx.errors.ExtensionError: Handler <function _handle_missing_usd_reference at 0x000001C8C34A5B10> for event 'missing-reference' threw an exception (exception: No documentation entry matching "UsdStageInitialLoadSet")
     pxr_obj_namespace = {
-        "UsdInitialLoadSet": "UsdStage::InitialLoadSet",   # there's indirection in the python bindings
-        "UsdFilter": "UsdPrimCompositionQuery::Filter",    # filter is a member of the query type
+        "UsdStageInitialLoadSet": "UsdStage::InitialLoadSet",
+        "UsdPrimCompositionQueryFilter": "UsdPrimCompositionQuery::Filter",
         "UsdCompositionArc": "UsdPrimCompositionQueryArc",
         "Usd_Term": "primFlags.h",
         "Usd_PrimFlagsConjunction": "primFlags.h",
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6a2deb9b..6f56714a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -43,12 +43,23 @@ include = grill.*
 # conda install conda-forge::graphviz=11 # 13.1.2 brings up libffi which messes up _ctypes from python-3.13, and 12 fails to load gvplugin_pango.dll
 # python -m pip install grill-names>=2.6.0 networkx>=3.4 pydot>=3.0.1 numpy PyOpenGL pyside6
 # docs dependencies:
-# python -m pip install sphinx myst-parser sphinx-toggleprompt sphinx-copybutton sphinx-togglebutton sphinx-hoverxref>=1.4.1 sphinx_autodoc_typehints sphinx-inline-tabs shibuya sphinxcontrib-doxylink
+# python -m pip install -U "sphinx>=7.2,<9" myst-parser sphinx-toggleprompt sphinx-copybutton sphinx-togglebutton "sphinx-hoverxref>=1.4.1" sphinx_autodoc_typehints sphinx-inline-tabs shibuya sphinxcontrib-doxylink
 # For EDGEDB (coming up)
 # python -m pip install edgedb
 # To install packages in editable mode, cd to desired package repo, then:
 # python -m pip install -e .
 
-docs = sphinx; myst-parser; sphinx-toggleprompt; sphinx-copybutton; sphinx-togglebutton; sphinx-hoverxref>=1.4.1; sphinx_autodoc_typehints; sphinx-inline-tabs; shibuya; usd-core; sphinxcontrib-doxylink
+docs =
+    sphinx>=7.2,<9
+    myst-parser
+    sphinx-toggleprompt
+    sphinx-copybutton
+    sphinx-togglebutton
+    sphinx-hoverxref>=1.4.1,<2
+    sphinx_autodoc_typehints
+    sphinx-inline-tabs
+    shibuya
+    usd-core
+    sphinxcontrib-doxylink
 full = PySide6; usd-core; PyOpenGL
 create = grill-names>=2.6.0