diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 7c7cbfc8..7f97aa70 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ build:
   tools:
     python: "3.8"
 
+sphinx:
+   configuration: docs/conf.py
+
 python:
   version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
+    - method: pip
+      path: .
 
 build:
   commands: