diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index b00a82265..ad5c4e9ad 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ sphinx:
 build:
   os: "ubuntu-20.04"
   tools:
-    python: "3.7"
+    python: "3.8"
   apt_packages:
     - iputils-ping
     - build-essential