diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index d8495ee8..b77434de 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ build:
     # nodejs: "20"
     # rust: "1.70"
     # golang: "1.20"
+jobs:
+  post_install:
+    VIRTUAL_ENV=$READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH python setup.py build_ext --inplace
 
 # Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
 sphinx: