diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 1777ed4..c666dee 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ testrepository>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=2.2.0 # MIT
 
 openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
-sphinx>=1.6.2 # BSD
+sphinx>=1.6.2,!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,<2.0.0;python_version=='2.7'  # BSD
+sphinx>=1.6.2,!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7;python_version>='3.4'  # BSD
 
 # Bandit security code scanner
-bandit>=1.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+bandit>=1.1.0,<=1.6.2 # Apache-2.0
 
 pymongo!=3.1,>=3.0.2 # Apache-2.0