diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 7b2356c..03ec55f 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 # These are needed for docs generation
-openstackdocstheme>=1.17.0 # Apache-2.0
-sphinx!=1.6.6,>=1.6.2 # BSD
+openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2 # BSD
 reno>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 mock>=2.0.0 # BSD
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index d29362d..1eae2da 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ testrepository>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=2.2.0 # MIT
 
 # this is required for the docs build jobs
-sphinx!=1.6.6,>=1.6.2 # BSD
-openstackdocstheme>=1.17.0 # Apache-2.0
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2 # BSD
+openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0