diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index cf582778..e8c9fc98 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 # Required
 version: 2
 
-conda:
-  file: environment.yml
-
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/source/conf.py
@@ -22,4 +19,14 @@ build:
   tools:
     python: "3.10"
 
-#
+# Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
+python:
+  install:
+    - method: conda
+      path: .
+      extra_requirements:
+        - docs
+
+conda:
+  file: environment.yml
+