diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e7ea1e2..c0df8a6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -133,9 +133,14 @@
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:docs]
+deps =
+  -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/requirements/plain/upper-constraints.txt}
+  -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+  -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
-    rm -rf doc/build
-    python setup.py build_sphinx {posargs}
+  rm -rf doc/build
+  sphinx-build -b html doc/source doc/build/html
+whitelist_externals = rm
 
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands =
@@ -161,9 +166,15 @@
 import-order-style = pep8
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
+deps =
+  -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/requirements/plain/upper-constraints.txt}
+  -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+  -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
-    rm -rf releasenotes/build
-    sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
+  rm -rf releasenotes/build
+  sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees \
+         -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
+whitelist_externals = rm
 
 [testenv:pip-check-reqs]
 # Do not install test-requirements as that will pollute the virtualenv for