diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index d83e01c..6534513 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ build:
     - gfortran
   tools:
     python: "3.9"
+  jobs:
+    pre_install:
+      - export SETUPTOOLS_ENABLE_FEATURES=legacy-editable
+      - pip install -e .
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
@@ -23,5 +27,3 @@ sphinx:
 python:
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
-    - method: pip
-      path: .