diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index ec50d47..758cd86 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ formats:
 
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
-  version: "3.8"
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt