diff --git a/playbooks/publish/trigger-rtd.yaml b/playbooks/publish/trigger-rtd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39299da55b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/publish/trigger-rtd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  roles:
+    - name: trigger-readthedocs
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index bc6f98d965..0c3269873b 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -1171,6 +1171,28 @@
         secret: release_ssh_key
       - gpg_key
 
+
+- job:
+    name: trigger-readthedocs-webhook
+    description: |
+      Trigger readthedocs to rebuild documentation
+
+      Note this job requires some external setup.
+
+      #. add the ``openstackci`` user as an admin to your RTD project
+      #. generate a webhook URL via the "Integrations" dashboard page
+      #. provide the ``id`` from that URL in a ``rtd_webhook_id`` variable
+
+      You probably do not want to use this job directly, but rather
+      include the `docs-on-readthedocs template
+      <https://docs.openstack.org/infra/openstack-zuul-jobs/project-templates.html#project_template-docs-on-readthedocs>`__
+
+    run: playbooks/publish/trigger-rtd.yaml
+    post-review: true
+    final: true
+    secrets:
+      - rtd_credentials
+
 - job:
     name: project-config-check-main-yaml
     description: |
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 81bdf9f7cd..54001174d0 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -5941,12 +5941,30 @@
     name: openstack/gerrit-dash-creator
     templates:
       - publish-to-pypi
+    vars:
+      # for trigger-readthedocs-webhook
+      # NOTE(ianw): For initial testing.
+      #  Revert to docs-on-readthedocs template when
+      #   https://review.openstack.org/583834
+      #  merges.
+      rtd_webhook_id: '43048'
     check:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pep8
+        - build-openstack-sphinx-docs
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pep8
+        - build-openstack-sphinx-docs
+    post:
+      jobs:
+        - trigger-readthedocs-webhook
+    pre-release:
+      jobs:
+        - trigger-readthedocs-webhook
+    release:
+      jobs:
+        - trigger-readthedocs-webhook
 
 - project:
     name: openstack/gertty
diff --git a/zuul.d/secrets.yaml b/zuul.d/secrets.yaml
index c37baee55a..a7138a5425 100644
--- a/zuul.d/secrets.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/secrets.yaml
@@ -541,6 +541,22 @@
           ThQJ8JC5z8vhzSNuU0agdpPJJuO6sSmcDG7N1SIq/qIZg4198hhvnqC89sOHkI+6xFSfy
           V/PoMvnBDA+g9Qaz8dqNWB6N6AjjtLQV4ES5/jew3BCPFHfFueUfHzTzc+8TRE=
 
+- secret:
+    name: rtd_credentials
+    data:
+      rtd_username: openstackci
+      rtd_password: !encrypted/pkcs1-oaep
+        - jmecsVW/fOuRCzAXMxJfv6n3Q0LHoEZIqTxB6eObCLWEvcpTTT6ybAMr9uWVnT0LsEIMw
+          PAbh9BLzOOz3xrI8u+23zAv2zU05vUG3KrbDfSC7PkLi6iUrxVNS6o9Av2qif+3RwIFsX
+          BX7SwiCd72VcHgYgZYe507BuXJ9nKRjcABn2gIpJdsIxNWHI0eOrU9MpcDyJzqGJN/Ett
+          7G9p6KvShA1E2ambl9LQkpjchTdgx6pbBZkxG01VWU3CQghbj5CxlVsGvO9mC7zSuukhB
+          cKEq+zd/Tq2ogsYdhZ9W5shn+vPcOqSIRaK6I0FKaDfkdMPzW1S1VeCjtMojya0w6Op/c
+          t+mQ++EkrL61qabxNgp1XpmJQeRfXLWO/qcvUEYo8bmPoRtxcQolhOZTIqmUBz7KJKvO9
+          U1Rs72vFkTcT2tCyjV9EuhwEr73IZdH4ZHYZXKusnh1h/YwEjiYV2pDbyakhxJZlWlFnk
+          bTN5pQKQFKIUpJP2yhPvjefGXGrpzk46cvPPA/9+Wl12K04HcRVeCSJCKA3DL2T38c7lv
+          s64C61Vx6Yntum+ptyY1I/fFzVdxlNOynMk4SDthBtV2f3LqfOyKLakxzZK4NI468K4tY
+          srbw9QBbmpl8T7xd6gn2HfKCFeqngOFDV7QGq0F95BZ3HamgDYpXhhOmEDdp3g=
+
 - secret:
     name: openstackinfra_vexxhost
     data:
@@ -565,3 +581,4 @@
         project_domain_id: default
         user_domain_id: default
       region_name: ca-ymq-1
+