diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 27c9c79..7735d17 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
-import pbr.version
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
@@ -46,16 +45,11 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Cloudkitty Dashboard Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2016, Cloudkitty 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.
-#
-
-cloudkittydashboard_version = pbr.version.VersionInfo('cloudkitty-dashboard')
+# Release notes are version independent
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = cloudkittydashboard_version.canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = cloudkittydashboard_version.version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.