diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 368405fc..28ce5db4 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ formats:
 
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
-  version: 3.7
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt