diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index f95bb82..dd20a54 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import sys
 import os
 import shlex
 
+from fasteners import version as fasteners_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.
@@ -59,10 +61,10 @@ author = u'Joshua Harlow, OpenStack Developers'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.8'
+version = fasteners_version.version_string()
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.8'
+release = fasteners_version.version_string()
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.