diff --git a/docs/environment.yml b/docs/environment.yml
index 8d97eba0..f93927c5 100644
--- a/docs/environment.yml
+++ b/docs/environment.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - defaults
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - python=3.9
+  - python
   - sphinx
   - pip
   - pip: