diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 7d4b7f05da..5d12c00393 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ lxml!=3.7.0,>=2.3 # BSD
 mock>=2.0 # BSD
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 # required to build documentation
-sphinx!=1.6.1,>=1.5.1 # BSD
+sphinx>=1.6.2 # BSD
 os-api-ref>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 # test wsgi apps without starting an http server
 WebTest>=2.0 # MIT
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ testrepository>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=1.4.0 # MIT
 
 # For documentation
-openstackdocstheme>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
+openstackdocstheme>=1.11.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslosphinx>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 reno!=2.3.1,>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0