diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 427b0df64..9831fd5d2 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -57,14 +57,11 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'watcher'
 copyright = u'2016, Watcher 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 are version independent
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = watcher_version.version_info.release_string()
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = watcher_version.version_string
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.