diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 4455c2901e55..e545e9cf3822 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 # Required by Read The Docs
 version: 2
 
-formats: all
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.11"
 
 python:
-  version: "3.8"
+  install:
+    - requirements: doc/userguide/requirements.txt
+
+sphinx:
+  builder: html
+  configuration: doc/userguide/conf.py
+  fail_on_warning: false
 
-  # Use an empty install section to avoid RTD from picking up a non-python
-  # requirements.txt file.
-  install: []
+formats: all
diff --git a/doc/userguide/requirements.txt b/doc/userguide/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..483a4e9600bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/userguide/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sphinx_rtd_theme