diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 7ae86bf7..dc5becee 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 version: 2
 
 python:
-  version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: 'docs/requirements.txt'
     - method: pip