diff --git a/sync-test-repos.sh b/sync-test-repos.sh
index cbb48131..167e0f0c 100755
--- a/sync-test-repos.sh
+++ b/sync-test-repos.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ copy_files() {
 }
 
 # Do not change these files unless you know what you are doing
-declare -ra files_to_sync=(run_tests.sh bindep.txt Vagrantfile tests/tests-repo-clone.sh .gitignore sync/tasks/*)
+declare -ra files_to_sync=(run_tests.sh bindep.txt Vagrantfile tests/tests-repo-clone.sh .gitignore sync/doc/* sync/tasks/*)
 declare -r  openstack_git_url="https://opendev.org"
 
 excluded_projects=
diff --git a/sync/doc/requirements.txt b/sync/doc/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fd63a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sync/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
+# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
+# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
+
+# WARNING:
+# This file is maintained in the openstack-ansible-tests repository.
+# https://opendev.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-tests/src/branch/master/sync/doc/requirements.txt
+# If you need to modify this file, update the one in the openstack-ansible-tests
+# repository. Once it merges there, the changes will automatically be proposed to
+# all the repositories which use it.
+
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2,<2.0.0;python_version=='2.7'  # BSD
+sphinx!=1.6.6,!=1.6.7,>=1.6.2;python_version>='3.4'  # BSD
+openstackdocstheme>=1.18.1 # Apache-2.0
+reno>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
+doc8>=0.6.0 # Apache-2.0
+