diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 0a1f3e39..e8c3dfbb 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # configuration to setup readthedocs
 version: 2
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.10"
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py
 # note:
@@ -11,7 +15,6 @@ formats:
   #- pdf
   #- epub
 python:
-  version: "3.8"
   install:
     - requirements: requirements-sys.txt
     - requirements: requirements-doc.txt