diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..012efb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# 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.
+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
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 33ed074..c33d3b3 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import os
 import sys
 
-import django
-
 import neutron_vpnaas_dashboard.version
 
 PROJECT = 'neutron-vpnaas-dashboard'
@@ -37,14 +35,6 @@ ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "..", ".."))
 
 sys.path.insert(0, ROOT)
 
-# This is required for ReadTheDocs.org, but isn't a bad idea anyway.
-os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE',
-                      'neutron_vpnaas_dashboard.test.settings')
-
-
-django.setup()
-
-
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 33fadb1..d6fcdfc 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ cryptography==2.1
 debtcollector==1.2.0
 decorator==3.4.0
 deprecation==1.0
-Django==1.8
+Django==1.11
 django-appconf==1.0.2
-django-babel==0.5.1
+django-babel==0.6.2
 django-compressor==2.0
 django-nose==1.4.4
 django-pyscss==2.0.2
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ semantic-version==2.3.1
 simplejson==3.5.1
 six==1.10.0
 snowballstemmer==1.2.1
-Sphinx==1.6.5
+Sphinx==1.6.2
 sphinxcontrib-websupport==1.0.1
 statsd==3.2.1
 stevedore==1.20.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 992810d..98c64d3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -21,12 +21,3 @@ classifier =
 [files]
 packages =
     neutron_vpnaas_dashboard
-
-[build_sphinx]
-source-dir = doc/source
-build-dir = doc/build
-all-files = 1
-warning-is-error = 1
-
-[upload_sphinx]
-upload-dir = doc/build/html
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index ea4e9b3..046934b 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ django-nose>=1.4.4 # BSD
 flake8-import-order==0.13 # LGPLv3
 mock>=2.0.0 # BSD
 python-subunit>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
-sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2 # BSD
-openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
 testrepository>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testscenarios>=0.4 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=2.2.0 # MIT
-reno>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2a0d97e..90fd89c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@ commands =
   {[unit_tests]commands}
 
 [testenv:docs]
-commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
+deps =
+  -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/requirements/plain/upper-constraints.txt}
+  -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
+commands = sphinx-build -W -b html doc/source doc/build/html
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
+deps =
+  -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/requirements/plain/upper-constraints.txt}
+  -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands = sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
 
 [flake8]