diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 9e161dd5a97..964fd143021 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -58,16 +58,9 @@ bug_tag = 'doc'
 project = u'Cinder Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2015, Cinder 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.
-from cinder.version import version_info as cinder_version
-# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = cinder_version.version_string_with_vcs()
-# The short X.Y version.
-version = cinder_version.canonical_version_string()
+# Release notes are version independent, no need to set version and release
+release = ''
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.