diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a6984ffd2..a2990a7a3 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ setup(
             'types-requests',
             'types-Flask-Cors',
         ],
+        'docs': [
+            'sphinx',
+            'sphinx_rtd_theme',
+        ],
 
         # Plugin (optional) dependencies:
         'absubmit': ['requests'],