diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index b668cb03..b2f7c443 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ version: "2"
 build:
   os: "ubuntu-22.04"
   tools:
-    python: "3.10"
+    python: "3.8"
 
 python:
   install:
-    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
+    - method: pip
+      path: .
+      extra_requirements:
+        - docs
 
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py