diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9291515..3e567d6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 six>=1.10.0 # MIT
 libvirt-python!=4.1.0,>=3.5.0 # LGPLv2+
 pyghmi>=1.0.22 # Apache-2.0
-cliff>=2.8.0,!=2.9.0  # Apache-2.0
+cliff!=2.9.0,>=2.8.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index e8af6f2..c7524c6 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ hacking!=0.13.0,<0.14,>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 doc8>=0.6.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-subunit>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
-sphinx!=1.6.6,<1.7.0,>=1.6.2 # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2 # BSD
 openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 testrepository>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD