diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 869dc64c..b19d0b58 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 # All configuration values have a default; values that are commented out
 # serve to show the default.
 
-from zaqarclient.version import version_info as zaqarclient_version
-
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
@@ -59,14 +57,11 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'ZaqarClientReleaseNotes'
 copyright = u'2016, OpenStack Foundation'
 
-# 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.
-#
+# Release notes are version independent.
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = zaqarclient_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = zaqarclient_version.canonical_version_string()
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.