diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 70ffe583e..3db063bb6 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ formats:
   - htmlzip
 
 python:
-  version: 3.7
+  version: "3.8"
   install:
     - method: pip
       path: .