diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index d7793b79c..45840e6e8 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
-from mitmproxy import version
+from mitmproxy import version as mversion
 
 
 extensions = [
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ author = u'The mitmproxy project'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = version.VERSION
+version = mversion.VERSION
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = version.VERSION
+release = mversion.VERSION
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.