diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index a449b328..297ccbae 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fixtures>=0.3.14
 mock>=1.0
 httpretty>=0.8.0
 python-subunit
-sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
+sphinx>=1.2.1,<1.3
 oslosphinx
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 testscenarios>=0.4