diff --git a/bind.changes b/bind.changes
index 52dfd25..823f690 100644
--- a/bind.changes
+++ b/bind.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 21 00:37:45 UTC 2025 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Explicitly BuildRequire sphinx_rtd_theme. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec 12 12:38:04 UTC 2024 - Jorik Cronenberg <jorik.cronenberg@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/bind.spec b/bind.spec
index 18fdad3..515ee0f 100644
--- a/bind.spec
+++ b/bind.spec
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ BuildRequires:  protobuf-c
 BuildRequires:  python3
 BuildRequires:  python3-Sphinx
 BuildRequires:  python3-ply
+BuildRequires:  python3-sphinx_rtd_theme
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(jemalloc)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(json)