diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 941601f..b5e8e4e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import sys, os
 # 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
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
-#sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
+from overviewer_core import util
 
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ copyright = u'2010-2011 the Overviewer Team'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.3'
+version = util.findGitVersion()
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.3.0'
+release = version
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.