diff --git a/salt/docs/init.sls b/salt/docs/init.sls
index 5eb3575b..da9a9ed0 100644
--- a/salt/docs/init.sls
+++ b/salt/docs/init.sls
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 include:
   - nginx
 
+deadsnakes-ppa:
+  pkgrepo.managed:
+    - ppa: deadsnakes/ppa
+
 # Various packages required for building documentation.
 doc-pkgs:
   pkg.installed:
@@ -12,6 +16,8 @@ doc-pkgs:
       - python-dev
       - python-virtualenv
       - python3-venv
+      - python3.10-dev
+      - python3.10-venv
       - latexmk
       - texinfo
       - texlive
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ docsbuild-scripts:
 virtualenv:
   cmd.run:
     - runas: docsbuild
-    - name: 'python3.6 -m venv --without-pip /srv/docsbuild/venv'
+    - name: 'python3.10 -m venv --without-pip /srv/docsbuild/venv'
     - creates: /srv/docsbuild/venv/bin/python
     - require:
       - pkg: doc-pkgs