diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 33fa64e6cc..ec52230151 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fixtures>=0.3.14
 mock>=1.0
 python-subunit>=0.0.18
 ordereddict
-sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
+sphinx>=1.2.1,<1.3
 oslosphinx
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 testtools>=0.9.34