diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index c5c6e8a..7329a25 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py
 
 python:
+  version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
     - path: .