diff --git a/docs/sitecustomize.py b/docs/sitecustomize.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8ec9467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/sitecustomize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import ast
+import os
+import pkgutil
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+"""
+Copy this file to the site-packages directory of your virtual environment to mock
+Basilisk for generating documentation without Basilisk installed
+"""
+
+os.environ["PYTHON_MOCK_BASILISK"] = "1"
+
+bsk_rl_package_path = (
+    pkgutil.get_loader("bsk_rl").get_filename().split("__init__.py")[0]
+)
+print(bsk_rl_package_path)
+
+# Find all imports from Basilisk within bsk_rl package
+all_basilisk_imports = set()
+for root, _, files in os.walk(bsk_rl_package_path):
+    for file in files:
+        if file.endswith(".py"):
+            file_path = os.path.join(root, file)
+            with open(file_path, "r") as f:
+                try:
+                    tree = ast.parse(f.read(), filename=file)
+                    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+                        if isinstance(node, ast.Import):
+                            for alias in node.names:
+                                if alias.name.startswith("Basilisk"):
+                                    all_basilisk_imports.add(alias.name)
+                        elif isinstance(node, ast.ImportFrom):
+                            if node.module and node.module.startswith("Basilisk"):
+                                all_basilisk_imports.add(node.module)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"Error parsing {file_path}: {e}")
+
+# Mock those imports
+for submodule_name in all_basilisk_imports:
+    sys.modules[submodule_name] = MagicMock()
+
+# Mock some other imports that might cause issues
+sys.modules["Basilisk"].__path__ = "not/a/real/path"
+sys.modules["chebpy"] = MagicMock()
diff --git a/src/bsk_rl/_check_bsk_version.py b/src/bsk_rl/_check_bsk_version.py
index 70283c9b..c6ddc419 100644
--- a/src/bsk_rl/_check_bsk_version.py
+++ b/src/bsk_rl/_check_bsk_version.py
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
 
 
 def _check_bsk_version():
+    # Don't run check if Basilisk is mocked
+    try:
+        if os.environ["PYTHON_MOCK_BASILISK"] == "1":
+            return
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+
+    # Otherwise, check Basilisk version against requirement
     f = open(
         os.path.join(
             os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),