diff --git a/docs/.readthedocs.yaml b/docs/.readthedocs.yaml
index 14409e38b9a..a234642c6fd 100644
--- a/docs/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/docs/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ build:
   tools:
     python: "mambaforge-22.9"
   jobs:
-    post_create_environment:
+    create_environment:
       - mamba install -c conda-forge conda-lock
       - conda-lock install -n monodocs-env monodocs-environment.lock.yaml
-    pre_build:
+    build:
       - mamba activate monodocs-env
+      - make -C docs clean html
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx: