diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 0d474df5..f0f87d96 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -rrequirements.txt
 
-sphinx==1.5.6
+sphinx==1.6.1
 pytest==3.0.7
 pep8==1.7.0
 pytest-catchlog==1.2.2