diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 99243ef26..4a502b249 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ coverage>=3.6
 discover
 fixtures
 python-subunit
-sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
+sphinx>=1.3.1
 setuptools_git>=0.4
 testscenarios
 testtools