diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 576cef7..cdbebdb 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 # this is required for the docs build jobs
-sphinx!=1.6.6,>=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
 openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
 reno>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0