diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 4192147e..6fad0b5c 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ build:
     python: "mambaforge-22.9"
   jobs:
     post_create_environment:
+      - make translate
       - pip install . --no-deps
     pre_build:
       - sphinx-apidoc -o docs/apidoc --private --module-first xscen