diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 915532c99..cd727dff2 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ testtools>=0.9.32
 testrepository>=0.0.17
 testscenarios>=0.4
 python-glanceclient>=0.9.0
-sphinx>=1.1.2
+sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
 oslo.sphinx