diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 7f9dc7b..aeb6a29 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
     python: "3.12"
+  jobs:
+    pre_build:
+      - python setup.py build_ext --inplace
 
 # Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
 sphinx: