diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 7c4d7b21f..6075e56d6 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ version: 2
 
 # Set the version of Python and other tools you might need
 build:
-  os: ubuntu-20.04
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.9"
+    python: "3.11"
 
+# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
+sphinx:
+  builder: html
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
+  
 formats:
     - epub
     - pdf