diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 49efc46d01072d895af9d2cfce758e2ac1409a51..3068c1c9d40de7d666a0381f478c206185bdf129 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ formats:
 conda:
   environment: environment.yml
 
+python:
+  version: 3.7
+  install:
+    - method: setuptools
+      path: .