diff --git a/docs/README.rst b/docs/README.rst
index 733af2af4..0a343cd19 100644
--- a/docs/README.rst
+++ b/docs/README.rst
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ Setup the environment
 ---------------------
 
 To compile the documentation you need Sphinx Python library. To install it
-and all its dependencies run
+and all its dependencies run the following command from this dir
 
 ::
 
-    pip install 'Sphinx >= 1.3'
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 
 Compile the documentation
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3dcb97be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sphinx>=1.3
+sphinx_rtd_theme
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index bbf50b733..6987847f8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ deps = {[testenv:py33]deps}
 [docs]
 changedir = docs
 deps =
-    Sphinx
-    sphinx_rtd_theme
+    -rdocs/requirements.txt
 
 [testenv:docs]
 changedir = {[docs]changedir}