diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 65b390f26..665b53178 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 version: 2
 
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.10"
+
 python:
    install:
    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
diff --git a/newsfragments/4026.minor b/newsfragments/4026.minor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb