diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index a83d177ab6c6564f175e15e6a777b036f9e78dd0..490d3ed13832f2204625d006d3b21b911baf2916 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ author = u'GstLAL developers'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-# FIXME get from autotools
-version = u'1.x'
+#version = u'1.x'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'1.x'
+release = ''
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.