diff --git a/doc/scripts/requirements.txt b/doc/scripts/requirements.txt
index ae95d203b..c16507642 100644
--- a/doc/scripts/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/scripts/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 breathe==4.9.1
-sphinx==1.7.5
+sphinx==1.7.7
 docutils==0.14
-sphinx_rtd_theme
+sphinx_rtd_theme==0.4.0
 kconfiglib
diff --git a/doc/scripts/show-versions.py b/doc/scripts/show-versions.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..45baf9544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/scripts/show-versions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+# Show installed versions of doc building tools
+
+import subprocess
+
+print ("breathe          version: " +
+          __import__("breathe").__version__ + "\n" +
+       "docutils         version: " +
+          __import__("docutils").__version__ + "\n" +
+       "sphinx           version: " +
+          __import__("sphinx").__version__ + "\n" +
+       "sphinx_rtd_theme version: " +
+          __import__("sphinx_rtd_theme").__version__ + "\n" +
+       "doxygen          version: " +
+          subprocess.check_output(["doxygen", "-v"]).decode("utf-8"))
diff --git a/doc/tutorials/docbuild.rst b/doc/tutorials/docbuild.rst
index 1f3ba0544..d56a3f017 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/docbuild.rst
+++ b/doc/tutorials/docbuild.rst
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Our documentation processing has been tested to run with:
 
 * Python 3.6.3
 * Doxygen version 1.8.13
-* Sphinx version 1.7.5
+* Sphinx version 1.7.7
 * Breathe version 4.9.1
 * docutils version 0.14
 * sphinx_rtd_theme version 0.4.0
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ tools:
 
 And with that you're ready to generate the documentation.
 
+.. note::
+
+   We've provided a script you can run to show what versions of the
+   doc building tools you have installed ::
+
+      doc/scripts/show-versions.py
+
 Documentation presentation theme
 ********************************