diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index c531522..cbbe930 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -58,16 +58,12 @@
 project = u'Castellan Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2017, Castellan 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.
-#
+# Release notes do not need a version number in the title, they
+# cover multiple releases.
+# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-from pbr import version as pbr_version
-# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = pbr_version.VersionInfo('castellan').version_string_with_vcs()
-# The short X.Y version.
-version = pbr_version.VersionInfo('castellan').canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.