diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
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+# .readthedocs.yml
+# 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
+
+# Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
+python:
+  version: 3.7
+  install:
+    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
+    # docs/conf.py is importing mongoengine
+    # so mongoengine needs to be installed as well
+    - method: setuptools
+      path: .
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
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+pymongo>=3.11
+Sphinx==3.2.1
+sphinx-rtd-theme==0.5.0
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-pymongo>=3.4
-Sphinx==1.5.5
-sphinx-rtd-theme==0.2.4