diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index aa647bb..9c03b62 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pytest==3.8.0
 pytest-cov==2.6.0
 pytest-mock==1.10.0
 coverage==4.5.1
-sphinx==1.7.8
+sphinx==1.7.9
 pep257==0.7.0
 aiohttp-session==2.5.1
 aiopg[sa]==0.15.0