diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index dde50530e..7d9b66417 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import sys, os
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../'))
+import PIL
 
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -50,9 +51,9 @@ copyright = u'1997-2011 by Secret Labs AB, 1995-2011 by Fredrik Lundh, 2010-2013
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '2.2.0'
+version = PIL.PILLOW_VERSION
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.2.0'
+release = version
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.