diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index d99f769b3..455496a95 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -53,15 +53,11 @@ project = u'Kuryr-Kubernetes'
 copyright = u'2017, Kuryr-Kubernetes Developers'
 author = u'Kuryr-Kubernetes 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.
-#
-from kuryr_kubernetes import version as kuryr_version
+# Release notes are version independent.
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = kuryr_version.version_info.version_string()
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = kuryr_version.version_info.release_string()
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.