diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 40f4c70082972cefaa55489dd2b1c5c4a14bf4cc..d3cd0b89eedf4f0891d49353ddae35d24d3ab43c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ intersphinx_mapping = {
     "python": ("https://docs.python.org/3/", None),
 }
 
+autodoc_default_options = {
+    "private-members": True
+}
+
 autosummary_generate = True  # Turn on sphinx.ext.autosummary
 autoclass_content = "both"  # Add __init__ doc (ie. params) to class summaries
 html_show_sourcelink = False  # Remove 'view source code' from top of page (for html, not python)