diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 81d9fbe5c05dc9aba96931a84c7753ce915a4915..07453dacd22d6c5bc3fba7bcb4b53edb0e8d1646 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ import fsl.version as fslversion
 version = fslversion.__version__
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '{} ({})'.format(version, fslversion.__vcs_version__)
+release = '{}'.format(version, fslversion.__version__)
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.