diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.__dirname }}/{% if cookiecutter.sphinx_docs in ['y', 'yes'] %}.readthedocs.yaml{% endif %} b/{{ cookiecutter.__dirname }}/{% if cookiecutter.sphinx_docs in ['y', 'yes'] %}.readthedocs.yaml{% endif %}
index 3cd488c..ee38fa0 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.__dirname }}/{% if cookiecutter.sphinx_docs in ['y', 'yes'] %}.readthedocs.yaml{% endif %}	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.__dirname }}/{% if cookiecutter.sphinx_docs in ['y', 'yes'] %}.readthedocs.yaml{% endif %}	
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 # Required
 version: 2
 
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
+
 build:
   os: ubuntu-lts-latest
   tools: