diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index a39bf7be..a9e49462 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,5 @@ version: 2
 python:
   version: 3.7
   install:
-    - method: pip
-      path: .
-      extra_requirements:
-        - sphinx-version-warning
+    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
 
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0a9dc30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sphinx-version-warning==1.1.2