diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yml
index e943a5fa9..b193a85e0 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ version: 2
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py
 
-build:
-  image: testing
-
 python:
-  version: 3.10
+  version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: requirements/local.txt