diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 34c4ec288..996dfb0a7 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ copyright = u'2010, United States Government as represented by the Administrator
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
-import nova.version
+from nova import version as nova_version
+#import nova.version
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = nova.version.version_string()
+release = nova_version.version_string()
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = nova.version.canonical_version_string()
+version = nova_version.canonical_version_string()
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.