diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index af3db189e..b9764eef3 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ build:
 # This part is necessary otherwise the project is not built
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
-  version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
     - method: setuptools