diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 96f3176..947a8a2 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ build:
   os: ubuntu-20.04
   tools:
     python: "3.10"
+  apt_packages:
+    - libssh2-1
+    - libssh2-1.dev
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py
   # disable this for more lenient docs builds
   fail_on_warning: true
-commands:
-  pre_build:
-    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y libssh2-1 libssh2-1.dev
 python:
   install:
     - method: pip