diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 0456f3c..a44e587 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -27,5 +27,3 @@ build:
       # Avoid setuptools-scm dirty Git index issues
       - git reset --hard HEAD
       - git clean -fdx
-      # Enforce fail_on_shallow for setuptools-scm
-      - export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_OVERRIDES_FOR_${READTHEDOCS_PROJECT//-/_}='{scm.git.pre_parse="fail_on_shallow"}'
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index e183def..6602384 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
 from importlib.metadata import version as get_version
 
-rst_prolog = """
-.. |petab_doc_url| replace:: https://petab.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
-"""
-
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
 
@@ -33,6 +29,10 @@
 templates_path = ["_templates"]
 exclude_patterns = []
 
+rst_prolog = f"""
+.. |petab_doc_url| replace:: https://petab.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
+.. |release| replace:: {release}
+"""
 
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index bc9ff18..367e808 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PEtab GUI - A graphical user interface for PEtab
 **PEtab GUI** is a user-friendly graphical interface for creating and managing parameter estimation problems using the `PEtab <https://petab.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_ format.
 
 .. note::
-   Current version: 0.1.3
+   Current version: |release|
 
 Quick Links
 -----------