diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8530671..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow installs the package and builds the docs
-# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
-
-name: Build the docs
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ 'main' ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ '**' ]
-
-jobs:
-  sphinx:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os:
-        - ubuntu-latest
-        python-version:
-        - '3.10'
-
-      fail-fast: false
-
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    name: ${{ matrix.os }} py${{ matrix.python-version }}
-  
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Install dependencies and package for building the docs
-      run: pip install -r requirements.txt
-
-    - name: Build the docs
-      run: make html
diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index ccefaa4..e3a33bc 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #
-# import os
 # import sys
 # sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
-
 import datetime
+import os
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@
 # List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
 # directories to ignore when looking for source files.
 # This pattern also affects html_static_path and html_extra_path.
-exclude_patterns = []
+exclude_patterns: list[str] = []
 
 # -- Intersphinx -------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -69,10 +68,19 @@
     "iiasa.css",
 ]
 
+# Define the canonical URL if you are using a custom domain on Read the Docs
+html_baseurl = os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS_CANONICAL_URL", "")
+
+# Tell Jinja2 templates the build is running on Read the Docs
+if os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS", "") == "True":
+    if "html_context" not in globals():
+        html_context = {}
+    html_context["READTHEDOCS"] = True
+
 # prolog for all rst files
 rst_prolog = """
 .. |br| raw:: html
 
    <br>
 
-"""
\ No newline at end of file
+"""