diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 5133ed714a..940b71e3e2 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 # sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
 import datetime
-from swift import __version__
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -69,14 +68,12 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Swift Release Notes'
 copyright = u'%d, OpenStack Foundation' % datetime.datetime.now().year
 
-# 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 do not need a version number in the title, they
+# cover multiple releases.
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = __version__.rsplit('.', 1)[0]
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = __version__
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.