diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 672334946..9589fd732 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 coverage==4.3.4
 django-coverage-plugin==1.5.0
 
-Sphinx==1.5.3
+Sphinx==1.5.5
 django-extensions==1.7.8
 Werkzeug==0.12.1
 django-test-plus==1.0.17