diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 0b9ee4db6..f1057b06a 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ author = u'Alex Clark'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0'
+import PIL
+version = PIL.PILLOW_VERSION
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0'
+release = PIL.PILLOW_VERSION
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.