get the version from setup.py and always use today's date

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 # All configuration values have a default; values that are commented out
 # serve to show the default.
 
-import sys, os
+import datetime
+import subprocess
 
 # 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
@@ -41,16 +42,17 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = u'stevedore'
-copyright = u'2012, DreamHost'
+copyright = u'%s, DreamHost' % datetime.date.today().year
 
 # 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.
-version = '0.1'
+version = subprocess.check_output(['sh', '-c', 'cd ../..; python setup.py --version'])
+version = version.strip()
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.1'
+release = version
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.