diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 5a68950709..5668430ad7 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,3 @@ build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
     python: "3.11"
-  jobs:
-    pre_build:
-      - towncrier build --yes --date TBA
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 096af48c82..6eb52fed34 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
 
 # Pylint documentation build configuration file, created by
 # sphinx-quickstart on Thu Apr  4 20:31:25 2013.
@@ -32,6 +33,18 @@
 
 # pylint: enable=wrong-import-position
 
+# -- Path setup --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PROJECT_ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).parents[1].resolve()
+IS_RELEASE_ON_RTD = (
+    os.getenv("READTHEDOCS", "False") == "True"
+    and os.environ["READTHEDOCS_VERSION_TYPE"] == "tag"
+)
+if IS_RELEASE_ON_RTD:
+    tags: set[str]
+    # pylint: disable-next=used-before-assignment
+    tags.add("is_release")  # noqa: F821
+
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
@@ -47,6 +60,7 @@
     "sphinx.ext.autosectionlabel",
     "sphinx.ext.intersphinx",
     "sphinx_reredirects",
+    "sphinxcontrib.towncrier.ext",
 ]
 
 
@@ -305,3 +319,11 @@
 linkcheck_ignore = [
     "https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/blob/main/pylint/extensions/.*"
 ]
+
+# -- Options for towncrier_draft extension -----------------------------------
+
+# or: 'sphinx-version', 'sphinx-release'
+towncrier_draft_autoversion_mode = "draft"
+towncrier_draft_include_empty = True
+towncrier_draft_working_directory = PROJECT_ROOT_DIR
+towncrier_draft_config_path = "towncrier.toml"  # relative to cwd
diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index c72ed192d5..4f49e9d1e9 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Sphinx==7.2.6
 sphinx-reredirects<1
-towncrier~=23.11
+sphinxcontrib-towncrier ~= 0.4.0a0
 furo==2024.1.29
 -e .
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/3/3.2/index.rst b/doc/whatsnew/3/3.2/index.rst
index 4448c71172..4e750ef255 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew/3/3.2/index.rst
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/3/3.2/index.rst
@@ -13,4 +13,18 @@ Summary -- Release highlights
 =============================
 
 
-.. towncrier release notes start
+.. only:: not is_release
+
+   *To be included in the next release*
+   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+   .. towncrier-draft-entries:: |release| :sub:`/UNRELEASED DRAFT/`
+
+   Released versions
+   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+   .. towncrier release notes start
+
+.. only:: is_release
+
+   .. towncrier release notes start