diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 433fd679a18b..65f4f1ae8e90 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.5'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.5'
+release = '1.5a1'
 # The next version to be released
 django_next_version = '1.6'