diff --git a/doc/manual/conf.py b/doc/manual/conf.py
index c92b30aa8..f13bb62bf 100644
--- a/doc/manual/conf.py
+++ b/doc/manual/conf.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ for module in mock_modules:
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
 
-from artiq._version import get_versions
+from artiq import __version__ as artiq_version
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ copyright = '2014-2016, M-Labs Limited'
 # version = 'prerelease'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 # release = 'prerelease'
-release = get_versions()['version']
+release = artiq_version
 version = release.split('+', 1)[0]
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation