diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 4282c69..2957a2f 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ discover
 fixtures>=0.3.14
 mock>=1.0
 python-subunit>=0.0.18
-sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,<1.3
+sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 testscenarios>=0.4
 testtools>=0.9.34