diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yml
index e943a5fa9..c5d4f20dc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
+# Read the Docs configuration file
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
+
+# Required
 version: 2
 
+# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py
 
-build:
-  image: testing
-
+# Version of Python and requirements required to build the docs
 python:
-  version: 3.10
+  version: "3.8"
   install:
     - requirements: requirements/local.txt