diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index c229241d..61051b15 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 sys.path.insert(1, dirname(dirname(abspath(__file__))))
 
-os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'networkapi.settings'
-import networkapi.settings
+# Skip Django configuration on ReadTheDocs to avoid SECRET_KEY errors
+if not os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS'):
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'networkapi.settings')
+    try:
+        import networkapi.settings
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -77,9 +82,17 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = networkapi.VERSION
+try:
+    import networkapi
+    version = networkapi.VERSION
+except (ImportError, AttributeError):
+    version = '3.14.11'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = networkapi.VERSION
+try:
+    import networkapi
+    release = networkapi.VERSION
+except (ImportError, AttributeError):
+    release = '3.14.11'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.