diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 31ea0dd0..f39eeb2b 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 # serve to show the default.
 
 # import sys, os
-import pbr.version
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
@@ -58,15 +57,11 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Mistral Client Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2016, Mistral 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.
-
-mistralclient_version = pbr.version.VersionInfo('python-mistralclient')
+# Release notes are version independent.
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = mistralclient_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = mistralclient_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.