diff --git a/doc-requirements.txt b/doc-requirements.txt
index 0d85ce3..fab5bdb 100644
--- a/doc-requirements.txt
+++ b/doc-requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 numpydoc==0.4
 mock==1.0.1
+# install sphinx from git to get patched version
+# (fixes bug in autosummary where tables do not display)
+-e git://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx.git@stable#egg=Sphinx-origin_stable