diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 3c8c450..5f4ba68 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,14 @@ build:
 
     tools:
         python: "3.10"
+
+    jobs:
+        pre_install:
+            - python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+            - pip install pandas numpy scipy scikit-learn
+            - pip install sphinx==6.2.1 docutils==0.19 sphinxcontrib-bibtex==2.1.4 sphinxcontrib-gtagjs sphinx-autodoc-typehints furo==2023.07.26
+
+        post_install:
+            - pip install docutils==0.20
+            # this version fixes issue#102, put it in post_install to avoid being
+            # overwritten by other versions (like 0.19) while installing other packages