diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..31af628ba5d2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+version: 2
+
+python:
+  install:
+    - requirements: Doc/requirements.txt
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst
index c4e8e6f9a1051f..61474262eece68 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.11.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
    This saves the maintainer the effort of going through the Mercurial log
    when researching a change.
 
-This article explains the new features in Python 3.11, compared to 3.10.
+This article explains the new features in Python 3.11, compared to 3.10. 🐍🌟
 
 For full details, see the :ref:`changelog <changelog>`.