diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2927d2c2..dd1b6cb7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-ironicclient>=2.2.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-ironicclient>=2.3.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index b4b70783..cacbc00b 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ testscenarios>=0.4 # 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
+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
 # Include horizon as test requirement