diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 1e6fc7e3b8..c1b9c0b460 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -68,16 +68,12 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Ironic Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2015, Ironic 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.
-#
-# The short X.Y version.
-from ironic.version import version_info as ironic_version
+# Release notes do not need a version number in the title, they
+# cover multiple releases.
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = ironic_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = ironic_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.