diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 5cdb819..9486244 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 hacking>=0.8.0,<0.9
 # needed for doc build
 docutils==0.9.1
-sphinx>=1.1.2
+sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
 python-subunit
 oslo.sphinx
 mox>=0.5.3