diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 8e1265344..68a2edfb0 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -64,16 +64,12 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Shade Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2017, Shade 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
-version_info = pbr.version.VersionInfo('shade')
+# Release notes are version independent
+version_info = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = version_info.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = version_info.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.