diff --git a/cuda_bindings/docs/build_docs.sh b/cuda_bindings/docs/build_docs.sh
index fbd33c4d2d..8ace0b3307 100755
--- a/cuda_bindings/docs/build_docs.sh
+++ b/cuda_bindings/docs/build_docs.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if [[ -z "${SPHINX_CUDA_BINDINGS_VER}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # build the docs (in parallel)
-SPHINXOPTS="-j 4" make html
+SPHINXOPTS="-j 4 -d build/.doctrees" make html
 
 # for debugging/developing (conf.py), please comment out the above line and
 # use the line below instead, as we must build in serial to avoid getting
diff --git a/cuda_bindings/docs/source/overview.md b/cuda_bindings/docs/source/overview.md
index db6e92206a..3be01bd881 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/docs/source/overview.md
+++ b/cuda_bindings/docs/source/overview.md
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
----
-jupytext:
-  text_representation:
-    format_name: myst
-kernelspec:
-  display_name: Python 3
-  name: python3
----
-
 # Overview
 
 <p style="font-size: 14px; color: grey; text-align: right;">by <a
diff --git a/cuda_core/docs/build_docs.sh b/cuda_core/docs/build_docs.sh
index f5595cfba6..2262278c9c 100755
--- a/cuda_core/docs/build_docs.sh
+++ b/cuda_core/docs/build_docs.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if [[ -z "${SPHINX_CUDA_CORE_VER}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # build the docs (in parallel)
-SPHINXOPTS="-j 4" make html
+SPHINXOPTS="-j 4 -d build/.doctrees" make html
 
 # for debugging/developing (conf.py), please comment out the above line and
 # use the line below instead, as we must build in serial to avoid getting
diff --git a/cuda_python/docs/build_docs.sh b/cuda_python/docs/build_docs.sh
index 38302049cf..b5244391f1 100755
--- a/cuda_python/docs/build_docs.sh
+++ b/cuda_python/docs/build_docs.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if [[ -z "${SPHINX_CUDA_PYTHON_VER}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # build the docs (in parallel)
-SPHINXOPTS="-j 4" make html
+SPHINXOPTS="-j 4 -d build/.doctrees" make html
 
 # for debugging/developing (conf.py), please comment out the above line and
 # use the line below instead, as we must build in serial to avoid getting