diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 4ae8cce..8f1e804 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@ formats: []
 
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
-  version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements_rtd.txt