diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 3ea5ffef5..00e18f69d 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2 # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2,<2.0.0;python_version=='2.7'  # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2;python_version>='3.4'  # BSD
 sphinxcontrib-httpdomain>=1.3.0 # BSD
 sphinxcontrib-blockdiag>=1.5.4 # BSD
 reno>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0