diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index d808d60b1ac95..20d26645988ed 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "matplotlib.sphinxext.plot_directive",
     "numpydoc",
     "sphinx_copybutton",
-    "sphinx_panels",
+    "sphinx_design",
     "sphinx_toggleprompt",
     "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
     "sphinx.ext.autosummary",
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@
 # nbsphinx do not use requirejs (breaks bootstrap)
 nbsphinx_requirejs_path = ""
 
-# sphinx-panels shouldn't add bootstrap css since the pydata-sphinx-theme
-# already loads it
-panels_add_bootstrap_css = False
-
 # https://sphinx-toggleprompt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/#offset
 toggleprompt_offset_right = 35
 
diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/index.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/index.rst
index d344c0750b73d..62c0731b8a05a 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/index.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Getting started
 Installation
 ------------
 
-.. panels::
+.. grid::
     :card: + install-card
     :column: col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 p-3
 
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Coming from...
 Are you familiar with other software for manipulating tabular data? Learn
 the pandas-equivalent operations compared to software you already know:
 
-.. panels::
+.. grid::
     :img-top-cls: dark-light
     :card: + comparison-card text-center shadow
     :column: col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 d-flex
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst.template b/doc/source/index.rst.template
index 59280536536db..886696596173f 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst.template
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst.template
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ easy-to-use data structures and data analysis tools for the `Python <https://www
 programming language.
 
 {% if not single_doc -%}
-.. panels::
+.. grid::
     :card: + intro-card text-center
     :column: col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 d-flex
 
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 1e30c51537fa0..86272b9f325ca 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pydata-sphinx-theme<0.11
   - pytest-cython  # doctest
   - sphinx
-  - sphinx-panels
+  - sphinx-design
   - sphinx-copybutton
   - types-python-dateutil
   - types-PyMySQL
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index d2f024886a129..4d5e1fda40680 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ numpydoc
 pydata-sphinx-theme<0.11
 pytest-cython
 sphinx
-sphinx-panels
+sphinx-design
 sphinx-copybutton
 types-python-dateutil
 types-PyMySQL