diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 62657a541c..71a489174e 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -57,17 +57,13 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Keystone Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2015, Keystone 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.
-import pbr.version
-keystone_version = pbr.version.VersionInfo('keystone')
+# Release  notes are version independent
+
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = keystone_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = keystone_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.