diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 6d0d1fe64..e9aaa9988 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ build:
   os: "ubuntu-22.04"
   tools:
     python: "3.11"
+  commands:
+    - pip install --no-cache-dir -r docs/requirements-docs.txt
+    - python -m mkdocs build --clean --site-dir $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/html --config-file mkdocs.yml
 
 python:
   install:
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 81d3f5cb1..4350a1cab 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 site_name: Freqtrade
-site_url: https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/
+site_url: !ENV [READTHEDOCS_CANONICAL_URL, 'https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/']
 repo_url: https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade
 edit_uri: edit/develop/docs/
 use_directory_urls: True