diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index f10b8827c..1c754690a 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ formats:
 
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
-  version: 3.7
+  version: 3.8
   install:
     - method: pip
       path: .