diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 173d3890..f63aaf92 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -rrequirements.txt
 
-sphinx==1.6.6
+sphinx==1.7.1
 pytest==3.4.1
 pep8==1.7.1
 pytest-timeout==1.2.1