diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index f1dae5dbc..f0fad0e31 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ kombu>=2.4.8
 coverage>=3.6
 
 # this is required for the docs build jobs
-sphinx>=1.1.2
+sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
 oslo.sphinx