diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 4a23ae514..bf20df8a6 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -63,15 +63,11 @@ bug_tag = ''
 # Must set this variable to include year, month, day, hours, and minutes.
 html_last_updated_fmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M'
 
-# 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.
-#
-from barbican.version import version_info as barbican_version
+# Release notes are version independent.
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = barbican_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = barbican_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.