diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index be1104a276..561fecff50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.11
       - name: Install ghp-import
         run: pip install ghp-import
       - name: Build documentation
diff --git a/pants-plugins/mitol/docs/register.py b/pants-plugins/mitol/docs/register.py
index 05369e2dcf..32c4bfc7cc 100644
--- a/pants-plugins/mitol/docs/register.py
+++ b/pants-plugins/mitol/docs/register.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
 from pants.backend.python.target_types import ConsoleScript
 from pants.backend.python.util_rules.interpreter_constraints import (
     InterpreterConstraints,
@@ -9,21 +12,17 @@
     PexRequirements,
 )
 from pants.core.util_rules.distdir import DistDir
-from pants.engine.fs import Digest, Workspace, MergeDigests, PathGlobs
-from pants.engine.process import FallibleProcessResult
-from pants.engine.rules import Get, MultiGet, goal_rule, collect_rules, rule
+from pants.engine.fs import Digest, MergeDigests, PathGlobs, Workspace
 from pants.engine.goal import Goal, GoalSubsystem
+from pants.engine.process import FallibleProcessResult
+from pants.engine.rules import Get, collect_rules, goal_rule
 from pants.engine.target import (
-    Target,
-    Tags,
     COMMON_TARGET_FIELDS,
-    Targets,
-    Sources,
-    StringField,
     FieldSet,
+    StringField,
+    Target,
+    Targets,
 )
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ class DocsGoalSubsystem(GoalSubsystem):
 
 class Docs(Goal):
     subsystem_cls = DocsGoalSubsystem
+    environment_behavior = None
 
 
 class SphinxSources(StringField):
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class SphinxDocs(Target):
 
 @goal_rule
 async def build_docs(targets: Targets, dist_dir: DistDir, workspace: Workspace) -> Docs:
-
     pex = await Get(
         Pex,
         PexRequest(
diff --git a/pants.toml b/pants.toml
index 564a171981..d68722ca4f 100644
--- a/pants.toml
+++ b/pants.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ backend_packages = [
   # local plugins
   "mitol.docs"
 ]
-pants_version = "2.8.1rc1"
+pants_version = "2.17.1"
 pythonpath = ["%(buildroot)s/pants-plugins"]
 
 [anonymous-telemetry]