diff --git a/pydoc-markdown.yml b/pydoc-markdown.yml
index fcbbb841..752bd69f 100644
--- a/pydoc-markdown.yml
+++ b/pydoc-markdown.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ processors:
 
 hooks:
   pre-render:
+    - mkdir -p build/docs/content
     - cp -r doc/assets build/docs/content
 
 renderer: