diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements.txt b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements.txt
index bf63030..152f742 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pbr>=0.6,<1.0
+pbr>=0.11,<2.0
 oslosphinx
-sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
+sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3
 yasfb>=0.5.1
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py
index 769f681..70c2b3f 100755
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 import setuptools
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr>=0.6,<1.0'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr'],
     pbr=True)