diff --git a/readthedocs.yml b/readthedocs.yml
index 5f057c9ae..1b81c24bf 100644
--- a/readthedocs.yml
+++ b/readthedocs.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ python:
   install:
     - method: pip
       path: .[doc]
+
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/conf.py