diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 32824013..8166ff01 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -45,14 +45,16 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'ZoiteChat'
 copyright = u'2026, TingPing'
 
-# 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.
-#
-# The short X.Y version.
-version = '2.19'
-# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.19.0'
+# Read the release directly from the repository's VERSION file so the
+# documentation always matches the ZoiteChat source/release being built.
+_version_file = os.path.abspath(
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'VERSION')
+)
+with open(_version_file, encoding='utf-8') as version_file:
+    release = version_file.read().strip()
+
+# The short X.Y version used by Sphinx.
+version = '.'.join(release.split('.')[:2])
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.