diff --git a/readthedocs.yml b/readthedocs.yml
index 65bb0f41..03d06047 100644
--- a/readthedocs.yml
+++ b/readthedocs.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 conda:
     file: doc/readthedocs-environment.yml
 python:
-    pip_install: true
+    setup_py_install: true