diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index e0a46f23b..0c8f935d5 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ formats: [pdf]
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.12"
+    python: "3"
 
 python:
   install: