diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 6ba3f4b1..0ce67d71 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 # keep_warnings = False
 
 # If true, `todo` and `todoList` produce output, else they produce nothing.
-todo_include_todos = True
+todo_include_todos = not tags.has('release')
 
 
 # -- Options for HTML output ----------------------------------------------