diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 58266e9..c9f3cff 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 pep8==1.4.5
 pyflakes>=0.7.2,<0.7.4
 flake8==2.0
-docutils>=0.11,!=0.13.1  # OSI-Approved Open Source, Public Domain
+docutils>=0.11  # OSI-Approved Open Source, Public Domain
 # required to build documentation
-sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,<1.3
+sphinx>=1.5.1
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 testtools>=0.9.34
 mock