diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 2f0822c..382a53e 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build:
     python: "3.9"
 
 python:
-  version: "3.9"
+  version: "3.8"
   pip_install: true
   extra_requirements:
     - docs