diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index dd3fb9d3ba..0e2c719e08 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ build:
 # Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py
+  builder: "dirhtml"
 
 # Optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF and ePub
 formats: