diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 7abffced8..ecdec1151 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ version: 2
 
 # the build.os and build.tools section is mandatory
 build:
-  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  os: "ubuntu-22.04"
   tools:
-    python: 3.8
+    python: "3.10"
 
 sphinx:
   configuration: doc/source/conf.py