diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 75469c097..1f62f3093 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 coverage==4.4.1
 django-coverage-plugin==1.5.0
 
-Sphinx==1.5.6
+Sphinx==1.6.1
 django-extensions==1.7.9
 Werkzeug==0.12.2
 django-test-plus==1.0.17