diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 2412ae1..49eedeb 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 version: 2
+
+# Set the base build
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.8"
+
+# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/source/conf.py
+
 python:
   version: 3.8
   install: