diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index e57fda14..66069115 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ PyMySQL>=0.6.2 # MIT License
 eventlet!=0.18.3,>=0.18.2 # MIT
 
 # Docs build jobs need these packages.
-sphinx!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3,>=1.1.2 # BSD
+sphinx!=1.3b1,<1.3,>=1.2.1 # BSD
 oslosphinx!=3.4.0,>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0