diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 04a172e..4f7b718 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ before_install:
 install:
   # tox is required for the tests
   - pip install tox
+  # sphinx is required for the docs
+  - pip install sphinx
+  # Dependencies
+  - pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
 script:
   # Documentation tests are run
   - ~/.scripts/python/run_tests.sh $DO_TEST_DOCS docs
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/.travis.yml b/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/.travis.yml
index b1688f1..20b2e38 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/.travis.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/.travis.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ before_install:
 install:
   # tox is required for the tests
   - pip install tox
+  # sphinx is required for the docs
+  - pip install sphinx
+  # Dependencies
+  - pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
 script:
   # Code is checked
   - ~/.scripts/python/run_tests.sh true check