diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 8965baa..99c1916 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Mistral Dashboard Release Notes'
-copyright = u'2016, Mistral developers'
+project = 'Mistral Dashboard Release Notes'
+copyright = '2016, Mistral developers'
 
 # -- Options for openstackdocstheme -------------------------------------------