diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index d05a2cf..f57e6ab 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ formats: all
 build:
    os: ubuntu-20.04
    tools:
-      python: "3.7"
+      python: "3.10"
    jobs:
       pre_build:
          - python -c "import pod5; print(pod5.__version__)"
@@ -27,4 +27,3 @@ sphinx:
 python:
    install:
       - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
-   system_packages: true
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index b735149..a7f4e7c 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ sphinx-rtd-theme
 sphinx==v5.3.0
 myst-parser
 # Paths are relative to project root for ReadTheDocs and docs/Makefile
-pod5==0.2.9
+pod5==0.3.0