diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index a514a452..a5c5dcb9 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
-sphinx!=1.6.6,<1.7.0,>=1.6.2 # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2 # BSD
 reno>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7a557aa7..32f5acde 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ keystoneauth1>=3.4.0 # Apache-2.0
 osc-lib>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.15.3 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.33.0 # Apache-2.0
-websocket-client<=0.40.0,>=0.33.0 # LGPLv2+
+websocket-client>=0.33.0 # LGPLv2+
 docker>=2.4.2 # Apache-2.0
 PyYAML>=3.12 # MIT