diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index c123a1939..bd4cb9cd3 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ sphinx:
   configuration: docs/html/conf.py
 
 python:
-  version: 3.7
+  version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: tools/requirements/docs.txt