diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 94804501c..d43bc7d3d 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ build:
     python: "3.8"
   jobs:
     post_create_environment:
-      - pip install poetry
+      - python -m pip install poetry
     post_install:
-      - VIRTUAL_ENV=$READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH poetry install --with docs
+      - VIRTUAL_ENV=$READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH python -m poetry install --with
+        docs
 
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py
diff --git a/changelog.d/fixed/rtd.md b/changelog.d/fixed/rtd.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ead266623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixed/rtd.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Make sure that readthedocs can compile the documentation.