diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 61d83ef819..5654343abd 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
     "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
 ]
 
+nitpicky = True
+
 issues_github_path = "zarr-developers/zarr-python"
 
 autoapi_dirs = ['../src/zarr']