diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 59b3d809dea..ea758ea458d 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ build:
   tools:
     python: "3.11"
   commands:
-      - python -m pip install docs/api_reference/requirements.txt
+      - python -m pip install -r docs/api_reference/requirements.txt
       - python docs/api_reference/create_api_rst.py
       - sphinx-build -M html . $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/html -j auto