diff --git a/readthedocs.yaml b/readthedocs.yaml
index e93b850b0..aa7ba064d 100644
--- a/readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/readthedocs.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ build:
     post_install:
       - git checkout pyproject.toml
 
+# Install alot itself before building the docs
+python:
+  install:
+    - path: .
 # Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/source/conf.py