diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index f0b550b..712297b 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ flake8==2.0
 mock>=1.0
 python-subunit
 oslo.sphinx
-sphinx>=1.1.2
+sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
 testrepository>=0.0.17
 testresources<0.3
 testscenarios>=0.4,<0.5