diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index e25650181..a1ffd43f9 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
         "dependencies": ["../binder/requirements.txt"],
         "notebooks_dir": "../examples",
     },
+    "matplotlib_animations": True,
 }
 
 warnings.filterwarnings(