diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index c3ac943c..e0266245 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -57,14 +57,9 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Tacker Client Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2016, Tacker 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.
-#
-import pbr.version
-tacker_client_version = pbr.version.VersionInfo('python-tackerclient')
-release = tacker_client_version.version_string_with_vcs()
-version = tacker_client_version.canonical_version_string()
+# Release notes are version independent.
+release = ''
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.