diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 4bab2023..b93c34a5 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ sphinx:
 formats:
   - pdf
 build:
-  os: ubuntu-22.04
-  tools:
-    python: "3.11"
-python:
-  install:
-    - method: pip
-      path: .
-      extra_requirements:
-        - docs
+  os: ubuntu-24.04
+  commands:
+    # setup uv
+    - asdf plugin add uv
+    - asdf install uv latest
+    - asdf global uv latest
+    # setup tox + tox-uv
+    - uv tool install tox --with tox-uv --python "3.14" --managed-python
+    # setup the docs tox environment, but use `--notest` to skip commands
+    - uv tool run tox run -e docs --notest -vvv
+    # do the actual build step, to the RTD documented output directory
+    - uv tool run tox run -e docs --skip-pkg-install -q -- "${READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT}"/html -b dirhtml
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index a74fc2d9..1907ba5e 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ webargs.multidictproxy
     :members:
 
 
-webargs.asyncparser
--------------------
-
-.. automodule:: webargs.asyncparser
-    :inherited-members:
-
 webargs.flaskparser
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 0d84d592..f496114f 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@
     "marshmallow": ("http://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/", None),
 }
 
+autodoc_mock_imports = [
+    "aiohttp",
+    "bottle",
+    "django",
+    "falcon",
+    "flask",
+    "pyramid",
+    "tornado",
+    "webob",
+    "werkzeug",
+]
+
 
 # The master toctree document.
 master_doc = "index"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 07c1224a..c146054c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -55,18 +55,19 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/marshmallow-code/webargs/issues"
 Source = "https://github.com/marshmallow-code/webargs"
 Tidelift = "https://tidelift.com/subscription/pkg/pypi-webargs?utm_source=pypi-webargs&utm_medium=pypi"
 
-[project.optional-dependencies]
-frameworks = [
-  "Flask>=3.1.0",
-  "Django>=5.2.0",
-  "bottle>=0.13.0",
-  "tornado>=6.5.0",
-  "pyramid>=2.0.2",
-  "falcon>=4.1.0",
-  "aiohttp>=3.13.0",
+[build-system]
+requires = ["flit_core<4"]
+build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
+
+[dependency-groups]
+docs = [
+  "webargs",
+  "Sphinx==9.1.0",
+  "sphinx-issues==5.0.1",
+  "furo==2025.12.19",
 ]
+
 tests = [
-  "webargs[frameworks]",
   "pytest",
   "pytest-asyncio",
   "webtest==3.0.7",
@@ -74,17 +75,34 @@ tests = [
   "pytest-aiohttp>=0.3.0",
   "packaging>=17.0",
 ]
-docs = [
-  "webargs[frameworks]",
-  "Sphinx==9.1.0",
-  "sphinx-issues==5.0.1",
-  "furo==2025.12.19",
+test-flask = ["Flask>=3.1.0", {include-group = "tests"}]
+test-django = ["Django>=5.2.0", {include-group = "tests"}]
+test-bottle = ["bottle>=0.13.0", {include-group = "tests"}]
+test-tornado = ["tornado>=6.5.0", {include-group = "tests"}]
+test-pyramid = [
+    "pyramid>=2.0.2", {include-group = "tests"},
+    # temporary pin: hold back `setuptools` so that `pyramid` testing works
+    # pyramid uses pkg_resources, which has been long deprecated and finally removed
+    #
+    # see https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/issues/3731 for discussion within pyramid
+    "setuptools < 82.0"
+]
+test-falcon = ["falcon>=4.1.0", {include-group = "tests"}]
+test-aiohttp = ["aiohttp>=3.13.0", {include-group = "tests"}]
+# for efficiency of testing, we define this group and test all frameworks at once, because it works
+# however, each is declared separately in case we ever encounter conflicts and need to break one off
+# from the rest of the group
+test-all-frameworks = [
+  {include-group = "test-flask"},
+  {include-group = "test-django"},
+  {include-group = "test-bottle"},
+  {include-group = "test-tornado"},
+  {include-group = "test-pyramid"},
+  {include-group = "test-falcon"},
+  {include-group = "test-aiohttp"},
 ]
-dev = ["webargs[tests]", "tox", "pre-commit>=3.5,<5.0"]
 
-[build-system]
-requires = ["flit_core<4"]
-build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
+dev = ["tox", "pre-commit>=3.5,<5.0", {include-group = "tests"}]
 
 [tool.flit.sdist]
 include = [
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ae96ae89..c7f81119 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ envlist=
     docs
 
 [testenv]
-extras = tests
+dependency_groups = test-all-frameworks
 deps =
     marshmallow: marshmallow>=4.0.0,<5.0.0
     marshmallowdev: https://github.com/marshmallow-code/marshmallow/archive/dev.tar.gz
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ deps =
     lowest: falcon==4.1.0
     lowest: aiohttp==3.13.0
     lowest: marshmallow==3.13.0
-
-    # temporary pin: hold back `setuptools` so that `pyramid` testing works
-    # pyramid uses pkg_resources, which has been long deprecated and finally removed
-    #
-    # see https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/issues/3731 for discussion within pyramid
-    setuptools < 82.0
 commands = pytest {posargs}
 
 [testenv:lint]
@@ -41,7 +35,7 @@ extras = frameworks
 commands = mypy src/ {posargs}
 
 [testenv:docs]
-extras = docs
+dependency_groups = docs
 commands = sphinx-build docs/ docs/_build {posargs}
 
 ; Below tasks are for development only (not run in CI)