diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 3a9145e08..4a4983617 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ qpid-python
 coverage>=3.6
 
 # this is required for the docs build jobs
-sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
+sphinx>=1.2.1,<1.3
 oslosphinx