diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 39833666..44484910 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 six>=1.10.0 # MIT
-oslo.config>=5.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.config>=5.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.context>=2.19.2 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.15.3 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.33.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 72cf9fa8..797f106d 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ oslotest>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 # this is required for the docs build jobs
-sphinx!=1.6.6,>=1.6.2 # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2 # BSD
 openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
 reno>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0