diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index d3ca192..a238094 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 # General information about the project.
 author = 'Ceilometer Middleware Contributors'
 category = 'Miscellaneous'
-copyright = u'2016, Ceilometer Middleware Developers'
-project = u'Ceilometer Middleware Release Notes'
+copyright = '2016, Ceilometer Middleware Developers'
+project = 'Ceilometer Middleware Release Notes'
 description = 'Ceilometer Middleware publishes traffic measures for Swift.'
 title = 'Ceilometer Middleware Release Notes'
 target_name = 'ceilometermiddleware'