diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 49e58505..2d5dc28c 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -55,16 +55,11 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'OpenStackdocstheme Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2017, OpenStack Documentation team'
 
-# The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
-# |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
-# built documents.
-#
-# The short X.Y version.
-from openstackdocstheme.version import version_info as theme_version
+# Release notes are version independent.
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = theme_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = theme_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.