diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33295726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+version: 2
+
+# Set the OS, Python version and other tools you might need
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.12"
+    # You can also specify other tool versions:
+    # nodejs: "20"
+    # rust: "1.70"
+    # golang: "1.20"
+
+# Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
+  # You can configure Sphinx to use a different builder, for instance use the dirhtml builder for simpler URLs
+  # builder: "dirhtml"
+  # Fail on all warnings to avoid broken references
+  # fail_on_warning: true
+
+# Optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF and ePub
+# formats:
+#   - pdf
+#   - epub
+
+# Optional but recommended, declare the Python requirements required
+# to build your documentation
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/reproducible-builds.html
+# python:
+#   install:
+#     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 5438b944..1e516114 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ HZDG_.
 Maintainers
 -----------
 
+* `Venelin Stoykov`_
 * `Matthew Tretter`_
 * `Bryan Veloso`_
 * `Chris Drackett`_
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ Contributors
 * `Jannis Leidel`_
 * `Sean Bell`_
 * `Saul Shanabrook`_
-* `Venelin Stoykov`_
 * `Jaap Roes`_
 
 .. _Justin Driscoll: http://github.com/jdriscoll
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ Contributors
 .. _Sean Bell: https://github.com/seanbell
 .. _Saul Shanabrook: https://github.com/saulshanabrook
 .. _Venelin Stoykov: https://github.com/vstoykov
-.. Jaap Roes: https://github.com/jaap3
+.. _Jaap Roes: https://github.com/jaap3
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 06e90660..3fba84ea 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'ImageKit'
-copyright = '2011, Justin Driscoll, Bryan Veloso, Greg Newman, Chris Drackett & Matthew Tretter'
+copyright = '2011, Justin Driscoll, Bryan Veloso, Greg Newman, Chris Drackett, Matthew Tretter, Venelin Stoykov & contributors'
 
 pkgmeta = {}
-execfile(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'imagekit',
-                      'pkgmeta.py'), pkgmeta)
+pkgmeta_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'imagekit', 'pkgmeta.py')
+with open(pkgmeta_file, 'r') as f:
+    exec(f.read(), pkgmeta)
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the