diff --git a/tools/test-requires b/tools/test-requires
index 8c18bc51ec4..e0f0058b3f1 100644
--- a/tools/test-requires
+++ b/tools/test-requires
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ nose
 nosexcover
 openstack.nose_plugin
 pep8==0.6.1
+sphinx>=1.1.2
 webtest