diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 2cb9ac016..058ffab3e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
     "sphinx_design",
 ]
 
+nitpicky = True
+
 issues_github_path = "zarr-developers/zarr-python"
 
 autoapi_dirs = ['../src/zarr']