diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..800667cb006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Read the Docs configuration file
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
+
+# Required
+version: 2
+
+# Set the version of Python and other tools you might need
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-20.04
+  tools:
+    python: "mambaforge-4.10"
+  jobs:
+    pre_build: # Generate api stub files before building
+      - make -C doc api
+
+# Build documentation in the doc/ directory with Sphinx
+sphinx:
+   configuration: doc/conf.py
+
+# If using Sphinx, optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF
+# formats:
+#    - pdf
+
+# Optionally declare the Python requirements required to build your docs
+conda:
+  environment: ci/requirements/docs.yml
+python:
+   install:
+   - method: pip
+     path: .
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 02d53b2e67a..74e72ad15f5 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 prune .dvc
 prune .github*
+prune ci
 prune doc*
 prune examples*
 exclude .dvcignore
 exclude .gitignore
+exclude .readthedocs.yaml
 exclude AUTHORSHIP.md
 exclude CONTRIBUTING.md
 exclude Makefile
 exclude environment.yml
-exclude package.json
 exclude requirements.txt
-exclude vercel.json
diff --git a/ci/requirements/docs.yml b/ci/requirements/docs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20b52eb0675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/requirements/docs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: pygmt
+channels:
+    - conda-forge
+    - defaults
+dependencies:
+    # Required dependencies
+    - pip
+    - gmt=6.3.0
+    - numpy>=1.20
+    - pandas
+    - xarray
+    - netCDF4
+    - packaging
+    # Optional dependencies
+    - geopandas
+    # Development dependencies (general)
+    - build
+    - ipython
+    - make
+    # Dev dependencies (building documentation)
+    - myst-parser
+    - sphinx
+    - sphinx-copybutton
+    - sphinx-design
+    - sphinx-gallery
+    - sphinx_rtd_theme
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index eda5625a5e4..9a8e424fab6 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
 .. |year| replace:: {year}
 """
 
+html_baseurl = "https://pygmt.org/latest/"
 html_last_updated_fmt = "%b %d, %Y"
 html_title = "PyGMT"
 html_short_title = "PyGMT"
diff --git a/doc/contributing.md b/doc/contributing.md
index 3d1cbcaa7ed..96cdcb65516 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.md
+++ b/doc/contributing.md
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ download and install anything:
   click on the "Propose changes" button to open a pull request.
 7. The pull request will run the GMT automated tests and make a preview deployment.
   You can see how your change looks in the PyGMT documentation by clicking the
-  "View deployment" button after the Vercel bot has finished (usually 5-10 minutes
-  after the pull request was created).
+  "Details" button of the "docs/readthedocs.org:pygmt-dev" status check,
+  after the building has finished (usually 10-15 minutes after the pull request was created).
 8. We'll review your pull request, recommend changes if necessary, and then merge
   them in if everything is OK.
 9. Done!
diff --git a/doc/maintenance.md b/doc/maintenance.md
index 75cd780185c..f4202a16b96 100644
--- a/doc/maintenance.md
+++ b/doc/maintenance.md
@@ -151,13 +151,10 @@ There are 11 configuration files located in `.github/workflows`:
 
 ## Continuous Documentation
 
-We use the [Vercel for GitHub](https://github.com/apps/vercel) App to preview changes
+We use the [ReadtheDocs](https://readthedocs.org/) service to preview changes
 made to our documentation website every time we make a commit in a pull request.
-The service has a configuration file `vercel.json`, with a list of options to
-change the default behaviour at https://vercel.com/docs/configuration.
-The actual script `package.json` is used by Vercel to install the necessary packages,
-build the documentation, copy the files to a 'public' folder and deploy that to the web,
-see https://vercel.com/docs/build-step.
+The service has a configuration file `.readthedocs.yaml`, with a list of options
+to change the default behaviour at https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/index.html.
 
 
 ## Dependencies Policy
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bb5240d713e..00000000000
--- a/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "scripts": {
-    "build:miniconda": "curl -o ~/miniconda.sh https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh && bash ~/miniconda.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda",
-    "build:pygmt": "conda install mamba -c conda-forge -y && mamba env create -f environment.yml && source activate pygmt && pip install --no-deps .",
-    "build:docs": "source activate pygmt && cd doc && make all && mv _build/html ../public",
-    "build": "export PATH=$HOME/miniconda/bin:$PATH && npm run build:miniconda && npm run build:pygmt && npm run build:docs"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
deleted file mode 100644
index af488297cc5..00000000000
--- a/vercel.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "github": {
-    "silent": true
-  },
-  "public": true
-}