diff --git a/.pyup.yml b/.pyup.yml
index b330b22b..e5d4752e 100644
--- a/.pyup.yml
+++ b/.pyup.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ label_prs: update
 
 requirements:
   - "requirements.txt"
+  - "docs/requirements.txt"
   - "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt"
   - "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt"
   - "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt"
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..beb30d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Read the Docs configuration file
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
+
+# Required
+version: 2
+
+# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
+
+# Version of Python and requirements required to build the docs
+python:
+  version: "3.8"
+  install:
+    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..498f43db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sphinx==4.2.0