diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index ffdcf1f0..94a7ec85 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
-import pbr.version
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
@@ -65,16 +64,11 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Freezer Client Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2016, Freezer developers'
 
-# 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.
-#
-
-freezer_version = pbr.version.VersionInfo('freezer')
+# Release notes are version independent.
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = freezer_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = freezer_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/newton.rst b/releasenotes/source/newton.rst
index e40ce7b7..9dcbb6f6 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/newton.rst
+++ b/releasenotes/source/newton.rst
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 ============================
 
 .. release-notes::
-   :branch: origin/stable/newton
\ No newline at end of file
+   :branch: stable/newton