diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 3e666d05f8..01e660aef4 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ copyright = 'Django Software Foundation and contributors'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.5.5'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.5.4'
+release = version
 # The next version to be released
 django_next_version = '1.6'