diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 0e192dc64d..534da7afc8 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html
 version: 2
 build:
-  os: ubuntu-24.04
+  os: ubuntu-26.04
   tools:
-    python: '3.13'
+    python: '3.14'
   jobs:
     post_checkout:
       # unshallow so version can be derived from tag
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ build:
       - ( find docs/release-notes -regex '[^.]+[.][^.]+.md' | grep -q . ) && uvx hatch run towncrier build --keep || true
     build:
       html:
-        - uvx hatch run docs:build -T
+        - uvx --from=hatch!=1.18.0 hatch run docs:build -T
         - mv docs/_build $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 26bda3c8b8..2b88b5b724 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ def setup(app: Sphinx) -> None:
     # Technical issues
     ("py:class", "numpy.int64"),  # documented as “attribute”
     ("py:class", "numpy._typing._dtype_like._SupportsDType"),
+    ("py:obj", "numpy._typing._dtype_like._SupportsDType"),
     ("py:class", "numpy._typing._dtype_like._DTypeDict"),
     # Will probably be documented
     ("py:class", "scanpy.neighbors.OnFlySymMatrix"),
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f16f5092e5..32801799f5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ docs = [
     "nbsphinx>=0.9",
     "numpy>=2.4",                                            # type aliases
     "plotly",
-    "sam-algorithm",
     # TODO: remove necessity for being able to import doc-linked classes
     "scanpy[dask-ml,leiden,paga,plotting,scanpy2,scrublet]",
     "scanpydoc>=0.16.1",
diff --git a/src/scanpy/external/tl/_sam.py b/src/scanpy/external/tl/_sam.py
index 77b0c7dc73..ea2b8fc94e 100644
--- a/src/scanpy/external/tl/_sam.py
+++ b/src/scanpy/external/tl/_sam.py
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
     from typing import Literal
 
     from anndata import AnnData
-    from samalg import SAM
+
+    try:
+        from samalg import SAM
+    except ImportError:
+        SAM = type("SAM", (), dict(__module__="samalg"))
 
 
 @doctest_needs("samalg")
diff --git a/src/testing/scanpy/_pytest/marks.py b/src/testing/scanpy/_pytest/marks.py
index 076ab92432..06bd51fb31 100644
--- a/src/testing/scanpy/_pytest/marks.py
+++ b/src/testing/scanpy/_pytest/marks.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def _generate_next_value_(
     phate = auto()
     phenograph = auto()
     pypairs = auto()
-    samalg = "sam-algorithm"
+    samalg = "sc-sam"
     scanorama = auto()
     trimap = auto()
     wishbone = "wishbone-dev"