diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 53cc840a1..5425b21e0 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ build:
     nodejs: "18"
   jobs:
     pre_install:
+      - npm install -g npm@9.4.0
       - python tools/fetch_source_files.py MKDOCS
       - pip install pipenv
       - pipenv install --dev