diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index f0f28ab1..aa81ec3f 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from datetime import date
-from parallax import __version__ as version
 from docutils.parsers.rst import roles
 from docutils import nodes
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@
 current_year = date.today().year
 copyright = f"{current_year}, {INSTITUTE_NAME}"
 author = INSTITUTE_NAME
-release = version # Automatically set version from parallax package
+release = "0.0.1" # Automatically set version from parallax package
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/parallax/__init__.py b/parallax/__init__.py
index 6aa71258..793e1882 100644
--- a/parallax/__init__.py
+++ b/parallax/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-__version__ = "0.37.16"
+__version__ = "0.37.17"
 
 # allow multiple OpenMP instances
 os.environ["KMP_DUPLICATE_LIB_OK"] = "True"