diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index a5b0701ce..dca2ec38e 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -58,16 +58,11 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Neutron VPNaaS Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2015, Neutron VPNaaS 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 neutron_vpnaas.version import version_info as neutron_vpnaas_version
+# Release notes are version independent.
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = neutron_vpnaas_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = neutron_vpnaas_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.