diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..808e8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+version: 2
+
+build:
+  os: "ubuntu-22.04"
+  tools:
+    python: "3.11"
+  jobs:
+    post_install:
+      - bash scripts/doc/build_doc_pre_work.sh
+
+python:
+  install:
+    - requirements: requirements/runtime.txt
+    - requirements: requirements/docs.txt
+
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/source/conf.py
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 02d1fc6..79c4a65 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 
-import sphinx_markdown_tables  # NOQA
-import sphinx_rtd_theme
 import codecs
 import os
 
+import sphinx_rtd_theme
+
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = "tzrec"
diff --git a/scripts/build_docs.sh b/scripts/doc/build_doc_pre_work.sh
similarity index 62%
rename from scripts/build_docs.sh
rename to scripts/doc/build_doc_pre_work.sh
index b87fdb0..0bc3aaf 100644
--- a/scripts/build_docs.sh
+++ b/scripts/doc/build_doc_pre_work.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
-# Make sure in python3 environment
-DATE=`date +'%Y%m%d'`
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # make proto
 bash scripts/gen_proto.sh
 sed -i 's#<p>#<pre>#g;s#</p>#</pre>#g' docs/source/proto.html
 
-# install requirements
-python setup.py install
-pip install -r requirements/docs.txt
-
 # copy intro
 sed 's#(docs/source/#(#g;s#(docs/images/#(../images/#g' README.md > docs/source/intro.md
 
@@ -19,19 +14,3 @@ for f in docs/source/quick_start/*.md; do
     cp $f $f.bak
     sed -i 's/${TZREC_NIGHTLY_VERSION}/'"${LATEST_WHEEL_VERSION}"'/g;s/${TZREC_DOCKER_VERSION}/'"${LATEST_DOCKER_VERSION}"'/g' $f
 done
-
-# make sphinx
-cd docs
-rm -rf build
-make html
-rm -rf build/html/_modules
-cd -
-
-# revert wheel and docker version
-for f in docs/source/quick_start/*.md; do
-    mv $f.bak $f
-done
-
-# python post_fix.py build/html/search.html
-
-echo "view docs: python -m http.server --directory=docs/build/html/ 8081"
diff --git a/scripts/doc/build_docs.sh b/scripts/doc/build_docs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af27520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/doc/build_docs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Make sure in python3 environment
+DATE=`date +'%Y%m%d'`
+
+# install requirements
+python setup.py install
+pip install -r requirements/docs.txt
+
+# edit docs, e.g., replace version info
+bash scripts/doc/build_doc_pre_work.sh
+
+# make sphinx
+cd docs
+rm -rf build
+make html
+rm -rf build/html/_modules
+cd -
+
+# revert wheel and docker version
+for f in docs/source/quick_start/*.md; do
+    mv $f.bak $f
+done
+
+# python post_fix.py build/html/search.html
+
+echo "view docs: python -m http.server --directory=docs/build/html/ 8081"