diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 5733ae0..5ef5bc6 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ flake8==3.5.0
 pytest==3.4.1
 pytest-cov==2.5.1
 coverage==4.5.1
-sphinx==1.6.6
+sphinx==1.7.1
 pep257==0.7.0
 aiohttp-session==2.1.0
 aiopg[sa]==0.13.2