diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index cabec8d..c16d2b7 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -58,10 +58,20 @@ author = u'Brian Warner'
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
+def _get_versions():
+    import os.path, sys, subprocess
+    here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    parent = os.path.dirname(here)
+    v = subprocess.check_output([sys.executable, "setup.py", "--version"],
+                                cwd=parent)
+    short = ".".join(v.split(".")[:2])
+    long = v
+    return short, long
+version, release = _get_versions()
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = u'0.10'
+#version = u'0.10'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'0.10.3'
+#release = u'0.10.3'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.