diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index b12a8be62..74e5e1fb8 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import glob
 import os
+import re
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -55,11 +56,14 @@ author = 'uutils developers'
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
-#
+# * take version from project "Cargo.toml"
+version_file = open(os.path.join("..","Cargo.toml"), "r")
+version_file_content = version_file.read()
+v = re.search("^\s*version\s*=\s*\"([0-9.]+)\"", version_file_content, re.IGNORECASE | re.MULTILINE)
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.0.1'
+version = v.groups()[0]
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.0.1'
+release = version
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -179,6 +183,3 @@ texinfo_documents = [
      author, 'uutils', 'A cross-platform reimplementation of GNU coreutils in Rust.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]
-
-
-