diff --git a/common/changes/@itwin/build-tools/docs-residual-typedoc0.26-issues_2024-12-09-20-45.json b/common/changes/@itwin/build-tools/docs-residual-typedoc0.26-issues_2024-12-09-20-45.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..35444805da29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@itwin/build-tools/docs-residual-typedoc0.26-issues_2024-12-09-20-45.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@itwin/build-tools",
+      "comment": "add temporary fix for typedoc@0.26 issue #2802",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@itwin/build-tools"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/config/azure-pipelines/jobs/docs-build.yaml b/common/config/azure-pipelines/jobs/docs-build.yaml
index 3079f4ee4fc8..6883d3ba86ff 100644
--- a/common/config/azure-pipelines/jobs/docs-build.yaml
+++ b/common/config/azure-pipelines/jobs/docs-build.yaml
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ parameters:
     type: boolean
     default: false
 
-
-
 jobs:
   - job: DocsBuild
     displayName: Docs Build
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
         displayName: Download Core Generated Docs Artifact
         inputs:
-          source: 'specific'
+          source: "specific"
           project: 2c48216e-e72f-48b4-a4eb-40ff1c04e8e4
           pipeline: 7436 # iTwin.js Docs (docs-ci.yaml)
           artifact: Core Generated Docs
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
           useCurrentConnectorFrameworkDocsArtifact: ${{ parameters.useCurrentConnectorFrameworkDocsArtifact }}
 
       # Currently BeMetalsmith is an internal only tool
-      - script: npm install @bentley/bemetalsmith@5.3.x
+      - script: npm install @bentley/bemetalsmith@5.5.x
         displayName: Install BeMetalsmith
         workingDirectory: ${{ parameters.workingDir }}
 
diff --git a/tools/build/scripts/docs.js b/tools/build/scripts/docs.js
index 368a849c1b82..b4a6d1b9df2f 100644
--- a/tools/build/scripts/docs.js
+++ b/tools/build/scripts/docs.js
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ const readmeOption = (argv.readme === undefined) ? "none" : argv.readme;
 const options = [
   "--hideGenerator",
   "--logLevel",
-  "Error"
+  "Error",
+  "--cascadedModifierTags", // workaround for https://github.com/TypeStrong/typedoc/issues/2802
+  "@experimental"
 ];
 
 const pluginOptions = [