diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3cf3b9b47..184325599 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ cmd = "mypy"
 
 [tool.poe.tasks.docs]
 help = "Build documentation"
-cmd = "make -C docs html"
+cmd = "make -C docs clean html"
 
 [tool.poe.tasks.format]
 help = "Format the codebase"