diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index ac57d362..04889a17 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ build:
   tools:
     python: "3.12"
 
+python:
+  install:
+    - requirements: requirements.txt
+
 sphinx:
   configuration: conf.py
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..480f0fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+setuptools==68.2.2
+sphinx==7.2.6