diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index f694065a8..803061cd2 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@
 formats:
     - pdf
 
+python:
+   setup_py_install: true
+
 requirements_file: docs/requirements-docs.txt