diff --git a/.vitepress/config.js b/.vitepress/config.js
index 8f5fbf7ce..c088fe943 100644
--- a/.vitepress/config.js
+++ b/.vitepress/config.js
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			useFolderTitleFromIndexFile: true,
 			includeFolderIndexFile: true,
 			collapseDepth: 2,
-			excludeFiles: [],
 			excludeFilesByFrontmatterFieldName: 'exclude',
 			sortMenusByFrontmatterOrder: true,
 			frontmatterOrderDefaultValue: 999,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f58f292bd..586466113 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         "unist-util-parents": "^3.0.0",
         "vitepress": "^1.5.0",
         "vitepress-plugin-pagefind": "^0.4.13",
-        "vitepress-sidebar": "^1.30.2"
+        "vitepress-sidebar": "^1.31.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@algolia/autocomplete-core": {
@@ -4675,6 +4675,16 @@
         "once": "^1.3.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/qsu": {
+      "version": "1.9.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qsu/-/qsu-1.9.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-s6ntJRfu7sJzmAnp2klluJJNxnXsP+RDJ5zSu0op/HU5hZNb0bSs+78HRCYsFYjkPrGWg16QPIe98pGAUZg6uw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/queue-microtask": {
       "version": "1.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/queue-microtask/-/queue-microtask-1.2.3.tgz",
@@ -5742,14 +5752,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/vitepress-sidebar": {
-      "version": "1.30.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vitepress-sidebar/-/vitepress-sidebar-1.30.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5NWULe+lMGcair5z23Oapp4+sOSVwpUEj7s2JwZzb9T4pUbY6EumbSPZlY7q+h3vApnaYn4psVAzsalSKBJ/Xg==",
+      "version": "1.31.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vitepress-sidebar/-/vitepress-sidebar-1.31.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ctdALc8ptXsD0HuOYMM8xjUu3lSBfHGJJZYtKYuixvjhL+q/AipLeSvsvwfUEhDIwRyi46HQlSa/7XsevVA/Mg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "glob": "10.4.5",
-        "gray-matter": "4.0.3"
+        "gray-matter": "4.0.3",
+        "qsu": "^1.6.4"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.0.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 841ae2bd5..0cdce8e8f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "unist-util-parents": "^3.0.0",
     "vitepress": "^1.5.0",
     "vitepress-plugin-pagefind": "^0.4.13",
-    "vitepress-sidebar": "^1.30.2"
+    "vitepress-sidebar": "^1.31.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "docs:dev": "vitepress dev",