diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 728cdfa4..650a5014 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-oslo.config>=5.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.config>=5.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.15.3 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.serialization!=2.19.1,>=2.18.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.33.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 92f0094c..066b7965 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ os-testr>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 bandit>=1.1.0 # 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