diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 025b9b554..94e13a182 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ build:
     python: "3.12"
   jobs:
     post_install:
-      - python -m pip install '.[dev]'
+      - python -m pip install '.[dev]' rucio-clients
+    pre_build:
+      - cd docs && sphinx-autogen source/reference.rst -t source/_templates -o source/modules && cd ../
     # You can also specify other tool versions:
     # nodejs: "19"
     # rust: "1.64"