diff --git a/kitty.changes b/kitty.changes
index 6cb7ef8..c347782 100644
--- a/kitty.changes
+++ b/kitty.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 23 13:48:08 UTC 2018 - mvetter@suse.com
+
+- Add sphinx version requirements
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  2 11:03:57 UTC 2018 - mvetter@suse.com
 
diff --git a/kitty.spec b/kitty.spec
index 7b6086d..4246e07 100644
--- a/kitty.spec
+++ b/kitty.spec
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dbus-1)
 # for 'tic'
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
-BuildRequires:  python3-Sphinx
+BuildRequires:  python3-Sphinx >= 1.7
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel >= 3.5
 BuildRequires:  wayland-devel
 BuildRequires:  wayland-protocols-devel