diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 0e270c70..75aab4d5 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -59,17 +59,9 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'glanceclient Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2016, Glance 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.
-import pbr.version
-# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-glance_version = pbr.version.VersionInfo('glanceclient')
-release = glance_version.version_string_with_vcs()
-# The short X.Y version.
-version = glance_version.canonical_version_string()
+# Release notes are not versioned, so we don't need to set version or release
+version = ''
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.