diff --git a/.github/actions/mkdocs/Dockerfile b/.github/actions/mkdocs/Dockerfile
index b5b564d3e..378128978 100644
--- a/.github/actions/mkdocs/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/actions/mkdocs/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-FROM squidfunk/mkdocs-material:6.2.4
-
-RUN pip install mkdocs-awesome-pages-plugin
+FROM squidfunk/mkdocs-material:9.4.5 
 
 COPY action.sh /action.sh
 
diff --git a/.github/actions/mkdocs/action.sh b/.github/actions/mkdocs/action.sh
index 07ddbddb9..d9f8ecbfc 100644
--- a/.github/actions/mkdocs/action.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/mkdocs/action.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-REQUIREMENTS="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/requirements.txt"
+REQUIREMENTS="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/docs/requirements.txt"
 
 if [ -f "${REQUIREMENTS}" ]; then
     pip install -r "${REQUIREMENTS}"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 792cd56a7..cbda4dafb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -271,5 +271,5 @@ release: ensure-buildx clean
 
 .PHONY: build-docs
 build-docs:
-	pip install -U mkdocs-material==6.2.4 mkdocs-awesome-pages-plugin mkdocs-minify-plugin mkdocs-redirects
+	pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
 	mkdocs build --config-file mkdocs.yml
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d5943b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+mkdocs-material==9.4.5
+mkdocs-awesome-pages-plugin==2.9.2
+mkdocs-minify-plugin==0.7.1
+mkdocs-redirects==1.2.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 3243f8247..80f4acdf3 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ plugins:
 
 extra_css: [extra.css]
 
-google_analytics: ["UA-118407822-1", "kubernetes.github.io"]
 
 nav:
   - Welcome: