diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index cf628a3fa..aa82a9545 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ with open('../meson.build') as f:
     version = re.match(r"project\([^\)]*\bversion:\s*'([^']+)'",
                        f.read(4096)).group(1)
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = version + '~git'
+#release = version + '~git'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.