diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 1f454a8..bb24f46 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -60,16 +60,11 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'oslo.reports Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2016, oslo.reports 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.
-#
+# Release notes do not need a version in the title, they span
+# multiple versions.
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-import pkg_resources
-release = pkg_resources.get_distribution('oslo.reports').version
-# The short X.Y version.
-version = release
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.