diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 6964328dd..51c5c810a 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -4,30 +4,26 @@
 
 ---
 
-# Required
+# RTD API version
 version: 2
 
-# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
-sphinx:
-  builder: dirhtml
-  configuration: docs/conf.py
-  fail_on_warning: true
-
-formats: []
-
-submodules:
-  include: all  # []
-  exclude: []
-  recursive: true
-
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.10"
+    python: >-
+      3.10
+  commands:
+  - python -Im venv "${READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH}"
+  - >-
+    "${READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH}"/bin/python -Im
+    pip install tox
+  - >-
+    "${READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH}"/bin/python -Im
+    tox -e build-docs --notest -vvvvv
+  - >-
+    SPHINX_BUILDER=dirhtml
+    SPHINX_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY="${READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT}"/html
+    "${READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH}"/bin/python -Im
+    tox -e build-docs --skip-pkg-install -q
 
-# Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required
-# to build docs
-python:
-  install:
-  - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
 ...
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3a618f90a..3cf0c78e1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -325,16 +325,18 @@ commands =
   -git fetch --tags
 
   # Build the html docs with Sphinx:
-  {envpython} -m sphinx \
+  {envpython} -Im sphinx \
+  {posargs:\
     -j auto \
-    -b html \
+    -b {env:SPHINX_BUILDER:html} \
     {tty:--color} \
     -a \
     -n \
     -W --keep-going \
     -d "{temp_dir}/.doctrees" \
     . \
-    "{envdir}/docs_out"
+    {env:SPHINX_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY:"{envdir}/docs_out"} \
+  }
 
   # Print out the output docs dir and a way to serve html:
   -{envpython} -c\
@@ -344,12 +346,14 @@ commands =
   print("\n" + "=" * 120 +\
   f"\n\nDocumentation available under:\n\n\
   \tfile://\{index_file\}\n\nTo serve docs, use\n\n\
-  \t$ python3 -m http.server --directory \
+  \t$ python3 -Im http.server --directory \
   \N\{QUOTATION MARK\}\{docs_dir\}\N\{QUOTATION MARK\} 0\n\n" +\
   "=" * 120)'
 changedir = {toxinidir}/docs
 isolated_build = true
 passenv =
+  SPHINX_BUILDER
+  SPHINX_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
   SSH_AUTH_SOCK
 skip_install = true