diff --git a/docs/static/customstyle.css b/docs/static/customstyle.css
index 6c964b762c..2f6e10bd83 100644
--- a/docs/static/customstyle.css
+++ b/docs/static/customstyle.css
@@ -9,7 +9,19 @@
     margin: 4px;
 }
 
+/* custom CSS to sticky the ' viewing outdated version'
+   warning
+*/
+.document > .admonition {
+    position: sticky;
+    top: 0px;
+    background-color: salmon;
+    z-index: 2;
+}
 
+body {
+    overflow-x: unset!important;
+}
 
 /* override table width restrictions */
 @media screen and (min-width: 767px) {