diff --git a/api-ref/source/conf.py b/api-ref/source/conf.py
index fcfece95..12fbfdd0 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/conf.py
+++ b/api-ref/source/conf.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 # It's used by the "log-a-bug" button on each page
 # and should ultimately be set automatically by the build process
 project = u'Test API Reference'
-copyright = u'2016, OpenStack Contributors'
+copyright = u'2018, OpenStack Contributors'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ html_theme = 'openstackdocs'
 # Otherwise, the list of links for the User and Ops docs
 # appear in the sidebar dropdown menu.
 html_theme_options = {"sidebar_dropdown": "api_ref",
+                      "display_badge": False,
                       "sidebar_mode": "toc"}
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index aecb5b3f..eeb15cc6 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'2015-2017, OpenStack Contributors'
+copyright = u'2015-2018, OpenStack Contributors'
 
 # List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
 # directories to ignore when looking for source files.
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ html_theme = 'openstackdocs'
 # variable, sidebar_dropdown, should be set to `api_ref`.
 # Otherwise, the list of links for the User and Ops docs
 # appear in the sidebar dropdown menu.
-html_theme_options = {'show_other_versions': True}
+html_theme_options = {
+    'show_other_versions': True
+}
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index faea9c8b..ea9451a4 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ with documentation available. By default it is set to ``None``::
     document with internal versioning.
 
 
+By default, a badge is displayed showing which the latest OpenStack
+release is. You can disable the badge with::
+
+        html_theme_options = {
+        # ...
+        "display_badge": False,
+        # ...
+    }
+
 External Link Helper
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/layout.html b/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/layout.html
index a45895b2..4a235035 100644
--- a/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/layout.html
+++ b/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/layout.html
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ga('send', 'pageview');
 {% include 'footer.html' %}
 {% include 'script_footer.html' %}
 {% block script_footer %}{% endblock %}
-{% if series %}
+{% if theme_display_badge %}
 <script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function(){
 
diff --git a/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/theme.conf b/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/theme.conf
index efd9c0e3..ee5d0b44 100644
--- a/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/theme.conf
+++ b/openstackdocstheme/theme/openstackdocs/theme.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ pygments_style = native
 [options]
 analytics_tracking_code = UA-17511903-1
 sidebar_mode = toctree
+display_badge = True
 display_toc = True
 sidebar_dropdown = os_docs
 show_other_versions = False
-earliest_published_series = mitaka
\ No newline at end of file
+earliest_published_series = mitaka