diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index ed0ae54876..4d7fa9946d 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -59,16 +59,9 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Glance Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2015, Glance 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.
-#
-# The short X.Y version.
-from glance.version import version_info as glance_version
-# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = glance_version.version_string_with_vcs()
-# The short X.Y version.
-version = glance_version.canonical_version_string()
+# Release notes are version independent, no need to set version and release
+release = ''
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.