diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index a50e3dbdb05..5858a79e2da 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "21.2"  # telegram.__version__[:3]
+
+# Import needs to be below the sys.path.insert above
+import telegram  # noqa: E402
+
+version = telegram.__version__
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "21.2"  # telegram.__version__
+release = telegram.__version__
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
 needs_sphinx = "6.1.3"