diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 2c41ea64..c8a733e7 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ build:
       - VIRTUAL_ENV=$READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH make mypy doc-coverage
   os: ubuntu-24.04
   tools:
-    python: '3.12'
+    python: "3.12"
 sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
   fail_on_warning: true
 version: 2
diff --git a/template/.readthedocs.yaml.jinja b/template/.readthedocs.yaml.jinja
index c7e7e160..9ca2b58a 100644
--- a/template/.readthedocs.yaml.jinja
+++ b/template/.readthedocs.yaml.jinja
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ build:
       - VIRTUAL_ENV=$READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH make mypy doc-coverage
   os: ubuntu-24.04
   tools:
-    python: '{{ default_py }}'
+    python: "{{ default_py }}"
 sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
   fail_on_warning: true
 version: 2