diff --git a/docs/.readthedocs.yaml b/docs/.readthedocs.yaml
index d8e5990a..e952a46c 100644
--- a/docs/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/docs/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ sphinx:
 # See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/reproducible-builds.html
 python:
   install:
-    - requirements: requirements.txt
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+    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ff3af24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+recommonmark
\ No newline at end of file