diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 5b24d67c..507e30a3 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ project = u'Pelican'
 copyright = u'2010, Alexis Metaireau and contributors'
 exclude_patterns = ['_build']
 pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+version = "2"
+release = version
 
 # -- Options for HTML output ---------------------------------------------------