diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 7336385d..f2a5062f 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
-import pbr.version
-
 import openstackdocstheme
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
@@ -68,17 +66,10 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'manila-ui Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2016, Manila 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
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-manila_ui_version = pbr.version.VersionInfo('manila_ui')
-
-
-release = manila_ui_version.version_string_with_vcs()
-# The short X.Y version.
-version = manila_ui_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.