diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 517cef80b7624..3b1fab495e00f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -394,7 +394,9 @@ jobs:
         #   See also https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/7551.
         # Jinja2 3.0.0+ causes error when building with Sphinx.
         #   See also https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-35375.
-        python3.9 -m pip install 'sphinx<3.1.0' mkdocs numpy pydata_sphinx_theme ipython nbsphinx numpydoc 'jinja2<3.0.0'
+        # Pin the MarkupSafe to 2.0.1 to resolve the CI error.
+        #   See also https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-38279.
+        python3.9 -m pip install 'sphinx<3.1.0' mkdocs numpy pydata_sphinx_theme ipython nbsphinx numpydoc 'jinja2<3.0.0' 'markupsafe==2.0.1'
         python3.9 -m pip install sphinx_plotly_directive 'pyarrow<5.0.0' pandas 'plotly>=4.8'
         apt-get update -y
         apt-get install -y ruby ruby-dev