diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index a82e4a2c4..6a2f21072 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -rrequirements.txt
 
-sphinx==1.7.1
+sphinx==1.8.2
 pytest==4.0.0
 pep8==1.7.1
 pytest-timeout==1.3.3