diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index cb7b896..e689425 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import shlex
+import imp
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
@@ -60,10 +61,21 @@
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
+if sys.version_info.major == 2:
+    import imp
+
+    pysox_version = imp.load_source('sox.version',
+                                    '../sox/version.py')
+else:
+    from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+
+    pysox_version = SourceFileLoader('sox.version',
+                                     '../sox/version.py').load_module()
+
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.1'
+version = pysox_version.short_version
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.1'
+release = pysox_version.version
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.