diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 4075927..4d59716 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ build:
   os: ubuntu-20.04
   tools:
     python: "3.10"
+  jobs:
+    pre_install:
+      - pip install ./csaxs_bec
+
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx: