diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 79cac6a..1315899 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ build:
     - ninja -C _build
     - ninja -C _build test
     - ninja -C _build install
+    - ninja -C _build docs/en
     - git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/jwestman/blueprint-regression-tests.git
     - cd blueprint-regression-tests
     - git checkout 6f164f5e259f1602fd3bfae5e64852fed7687b9f
diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 9b76852..95e545d 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ if get_option('docs')
 sphinx = find_program(['sphinx-build-3', 'sphinx-build'], required: true)
 
 custom_target('docs',
-           command: [sphinx, '-b', 'html', '-c', meson.current_source_dir(), meson.current_source_dir(), '@OUTPUT@'],
-            output: 'en',
-  build_by_default: true
+  command: [sphinx, '-b', 'html', '-c', meson.current_source_dir(), meson.current_source_dir(), '@OUTPUT@'],
+  output: 'en',
+  build_always_stale: true,
 )
 
 endif