--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ copyright = '2010, Robinson, Becker, Wat
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '2.4'
+from reportlab import Version
+version = '.'.join(Version.split('.')[:2])
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.4'
+release = Version
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.