diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index f56dd742..861d68ee 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import pbr.version
-
 # Senlin Release Notes documentation build configuration file, created by
 # sphinx-quickstart on Tue Nov  3 17:40:50 2015.
 #
@@ -59,17 +57,11 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Senlin Client Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2015, Senlin 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.
-
-senlin_version = pbr.version.VersionInfo('python-senlinclient')
+# Release notes are version independent.
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = senlin_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = senlin_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.