diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 6aa1b01a..f35ea493 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ To avail of fixes in an unreleased version, please download a ZIP file
 In progress (unreleased)
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+* :gh:issue:`1209` docs: Fix Netlify build of website
+
 
 v0.3.20 (2025-01-07)
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diff --git a/docs/netlify.toml b/docs/netlify.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b1f8d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/netlify.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[build.environment]
+PYTHON_VERSION = "3.8"