diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 8b6eeaaa5..3d9ec809b 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Documentation
 
 .. only:: html
 
-  :Release: |version|
   :Date: |today|
 
 .. note:: This documentation is for the latest version of
diff --git a/docs/reference/index.rst b/docs/reference/index.rst
index b6ecb2cb4..795c9b52d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/index.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/index.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 Reference Documentation
 ***********************
 
-   :Release: |release|
    :Date: |today|
 
 .. toctree::