diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index f361a43c0..21d235821 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 version: 2
 
 python:
-  version: 3
+  version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
+    - method: pip
+      path: .
 
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py