diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 8fe737593..8b1068dab 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -60,15 +60,13 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Congress Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2016, Congress 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.
-#
-from congress.version import version_info as congress_version
+# Release do not need a version number in the title, they
+# cover multiple versions.
+
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = congress_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = congress_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.