diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index e871ad56..058439a6 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,4 @@ formats:
 # See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/reproducible-builds.html
 python:
    install:
-#    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
-    - method: pip
-      path: sphinx-rtd-theme
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+    - requirements: readthedocs/requirements.txt
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diff --git a/readthedocs/requirements.txt b/readthedocs/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52b04f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readthedocs/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sphinx_rtd_theme
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