diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 378ae36..4b4bf5e 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ version: 2
 build:
   os: ubuntu-24.04
   tools:
+    # TODO update to 3.12 when available, tracked in #150
     python: "3.12"
 
 formats: all
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ python:
   install:
     - path: .
       method: pip
-    - path: furo
-      method: pip
+    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
 
 ...
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a95ae18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+furo
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ad8bd9f..141a9eb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ deck-chores = "deck_chores.main:main"
 # the Dockerfile{-dev} have these values too
 # .readthedocs.yml must be in parity with the Python version
 # it's also all over the Github workflows
+# TODO update to 3.12 when available, tracked in #150
 python = "^3.12"
 apscheduler = "^3.6"
 cerberus = "^1.3.4"
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ fasteners = "^0.14"
 python-dateutil = "^2.8.1"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
-furo = "*"
 mypy = "*"
 pytest = "*"
 pytest-cov = "*"