diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index a02e5ce5..cc29474d 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -57,16 +57,11 @@ bug_tag = u'openstack-doc-tools'
 project = u'OpenStack-doc-tools Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2015-2017, OpenStack Documentation team'
 
-# 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 os_doc_tools.version import version_info as doc_tools_version
+# Release notes are version independent.
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = doc_tools_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = doc_tools_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.