diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index ac520769..f1f32a01 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'ocrmypdf'
-copyright = '2018, James R. Barlow. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.'
+copyright = (
+    '2019, James R. Barlow. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.'
+)
 author = 'James R. Barlow'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ author = 'James R. Barlow'
 # The short X.Y version.
 
 import os
+
 on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS') == 'True'
 
 if on_rtd:
@@ -78,18 +81,16 @@ if on_rtd:
         'pikepdf',
         'pikepdf.models',
         'pikepdf.models.metadata',
-        'ocrmypdf.leptonica'
+        'ocrmypdf.leptonica',
     ]
     sys.modules.update((mod_name, Mock()) for mod_name in MOCK_MODULES)
 
 
-from ocrmypdf import __version__ as OCRMYPDF_VERSION
+from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
 
-_version_parts = OCRMYPDF_VERSION.split('.')
-
-version = '.'.join(_version_parts[0:2])
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = OCRMYPDF_VERSION
+release = get_distribution('ocrmypdf').version
+version = '.'.join(release.split('.')[:2])
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -158,9 +159,7 @@ html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
 # documentation.
 #
-html_theme_options = {
-    'display_version': False
-}
+html_theme_options = {'display_version': False}
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
 # html_theme_path = []
@@ -273,29 +272,25 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'ocrmypdfdoc'
 # -- Options for LaTeX output ---------------------------------------------
 
 latex_elements = {
-     # The paper size ('letterpaper' or 'a4paper').
-     #
-     # 'papersize': 'letterpaper',
-
-     # The font size ('10pt', '11pt' or '12pt').
-     #
-     # 'pointsize': '10pt',
-
-     # Additional stuff for the LaTeX preamble.
-     #
-     # 'preamble': '',
-
-     # Latex figure (float) alignment
-     #
-     # 'figure_align': 'htbp',
+    # The paper size ('letterpaper' or 'a4paper').
+    #
+    # 'papersize': 'letterpaper',
+    # The font size ('10pt', '11pt' or '12pt').
+    #
+    # 'pointsize': '10pt',
+    # Additional stuff for the LaTeX preamble.
+    #
+    # 'preamble': '',
+    # Latex figure (float) alignment
+    #
+    # 'figure_align': 'htbp',
 }
 
 # Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples
 # (source start file, target name, title,
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
-    (master_doc, 'ocrmypdf.tex', 'ocrmypdf Documentation',
-     'James R. Barlow', 'manual'),
+    (master_doc, 'ocrmypdf.tex', 'ocrmypdf Documentation', 'James R. Barlow', 'manual')
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -335,10 +330,7 @@ latex_documents = [
 
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
-man_pages = [
-    (master_doc, 'ocrmypdf', 'ocrmypdf Documentation',
-     [author], 1)
-]
+man_pages = [(master_doc, 'ocrmypdf', 'ocrmypdf Documentation', [author], 1)]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
 #
@@ -351,9 +343,15 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-    (master_doc, 'ocrmypdf', 'ocrmypdf Documentation',
-     author, 'ocrmypdf', 'One line description of project.',
-     'Miscellaneous'),
+    (
+        master_doc,
+        'ocrmypdf',
+        'ocrmypdf Documentation',
+        author,
+        'ocrmypdf',
+        'One line description of project.',
+        'Miscellaneous',
+    )
 ]
 
 # Documents to append as an appendix to all manuals.