diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index fff4ec63f2..e8a39bccf5 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ copyright = u'2012, The phpMyAdmin devel team'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '4.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '4.0'
+release = version
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.