diff --git a/paddle/scripts/docker/Dockerfile b/paddle/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
index 2983b18000..247f0b5a7a 100644
--- a/paddle/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/paddle/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     sed grep graphviz libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev doxygen \
     clang-3.8 llvm-3.8 libclang-3.8-dev \
     && apt-get clean -y
-RUN pip install BeautifulSoup docopt PyYAML pillow \
-    'sphinx>=1.4.0' sphinx_rtd_theme breathe recommonmark
+RUN pip install -U BeautifulSoup docopt PyYAML pillow \
+    sphinx sphinx_rtd_theme breathe recommonmark
 
 ARG WITH_AVX
 ENV WITH_AVX=${WITH_AVX:-ON}
diff --git a/paddle/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gpu b/paddle/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gpu
index ea6a8de725..987121686e 100644
--- a/paddle/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gpu
+++ b/paddle/scripts/docker/Dockerfile.gpu
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     sed grep graphviz libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev doxygen \
     clang-3.8 llvm-3.8 libclang-3.8-dev \
     && apt-get clean -y
-RUN pip install BeautifulSoup docopt PyYAML pillow \
-    'sphinx>=1.4.0' sphinx_rtd_theme breathe recommonmark
+RUN pip install -U BeautifulSoup docopt PyYAML pillow \
+    sphinx sphinx_rtd_theme breathe recommonmark
 
 ARG WITH_AVX
 ENV WITH_AVX=${WITH_AVX:-ON}