diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a3b867edad..38ff9f8ee9 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
 ]
 
+RTD_NEW_THEME = True
+
 # Load the source for autodoc
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), '..')))