diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index da0ce52c..dc8cdfd7 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ build:
   os: ubuntu-24.04
   tools:
     python: "3.13"
+  apt_packages:
+    - zip
+  jobs:
+    pre_build:
+      - zip -r $READTHEDOCS_REPOSITORY_PATH/sphinx/tutorial/vortex-tutorial-data.zip $READTHEDOCS_REPOSITORY_PATH/sphinx/tutorial/vortex-tutorial-data
 
 sphinx:
   configuration: sphinx/conf.py