diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 1fc5cd3..5930f7d 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 version: 2
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.8"
   
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx: