diff --git a/documentation/.gitignore b/documentation/.gitignore
index c1e43630d..f7d91141a 100644
--- a/documentation/.gitignore
+++ b/documentation/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 _build/
 sphinx/__pycache__/
+sphinx-static/switchers.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/documentation/Makefile b/documentation/Makefile
index 564a906e2..433e880c4 100644
--- a/documentation/Makefile
+++ b/documentation/Makefile
@@ -8,9 +8,16 @@ TRANSITIONS   = $(sort $(patsubst $(SOURCEDIR)/transition/%/index.rst,%,$(wildca
 
 .PHONY: Makefile publish transition clean $(TRANSITIONS)
 
+sphinx-static/switchers.js.in:
+	git checkout master sphinx-static/switchers.js.in
+
+set_versions.py:
+	git checkout master set_versions.py
+
 transition: $(TRANSITIONS)
 
-$(TRANSITIONS):
+$(TRANSITIONS): sphinx-static/switchers.js.in set_versions.py
+	./set_versions.py $@
 	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M html "$(SOURCEDIR)"/transition/$@/ "$(BUILDDIR)"/$@ $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O) -c "$(SOURCEDIR)"
 
 publish: transition
diff --git a/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js b/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e52032ead..000000000
--- a/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,233 +0,0 @@
-(function() {
-  'use strict';
-
-  var all_versions = {
-    'dev': 'dev (3.2)',
-    '3.1.4': '3.1.4',
-    '3.0.4': '3.0.4',
-    '2.7.4': '2.7.4',
-  };
-
-  var all_doctypes = {
-      'single': 'Individual Webpages',
-      'mega': "All-in-one 'Mega' Manual",
-  };
-
-  // Simple version comparision
-  // Return 1 if a > b
-  // Return -1 if a < b
-  // Return 0 if a == b
-  function ver_compare(a, b) {
-    if (a == "dev") {
-       return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (a === b) {
-       return 0;
-    }
-
-    var a_components = a.split(".");
-    var b_components = b.split(".");
-
-    var len = Math.min(a_components.length, b_components.length);
-
-    // loop while the components are equal
-    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        // A bigger than B
-        if (parseInt(a_components[i]) > parseInt(b_components[i])) {
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        // B bigger than A
-        if (parseInt(a_components[i]) < parseInt(b_components[i])) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // If one's a prefix of the other, the longer one is greater.
-    if (a_components.length > b_components.length) {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (a_components.length < b_components.length) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    // Otherwise they are the same.
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  function build_version_select(current_series, current_version) {
-    var buf = ['<select>'];
-
-    $.each(all_versions, function(version, title) {
-      var series = version.substr(0, 3);
-      if (series == current_series) {
-        if (version == current_version)
-            buf.push('<option value="' + version + '" selected="selected">' + title + '</option>');
-        else
-            buf.push('<option value="' + version + '">' + title + '</option>');
-
-        if (version != current_version)
-            buf.push('<option value="' + current_version + '" selected="selected">' + current_version + '</option>');
-      } else {
-        buf.push('<option value="' + version + '">' + title + '</option>');
-      }
-    });
-
-    buf.push('</select>');
-    return buf.join('');
-  }
-
-  function build_doctype_select(current_doctype) {
-    var buf = ['<select>'];
-
-    $.each(all_doctypes, function(doctype, title) {
-      if (doctype == current_doctype)
-        buf.push('<option value="' + doctype + '" selected="selected">' +
-                 all_doctypes[current_doctype] + '</option>');
-      else
-        buf.push('<option value="' + doctype + '">' + title + '</option>');
-    });
-    if (!(current_doctype in all_doctypes)) {
-        // In case we're browsing a doctype that is not yet in all_doctypes.
-        buf.push('<option value="' + current_doctype + '" selected="selected">' +
-                 current_doctype + '</option>');
-        all_doctypes[current_doctype] = current_doctype;
-    }
-    buf.push('</select>');
-    return buf.join('');
-  }
-
-  function navigate_to_first_existing(urls) {
-    // Navigate to the first existing URL in urls.
-    var url = urls.shift();
-
-    // Web browsers won't redirect file:// urls to file urls using ajax but
-    // its useful for local testing
-    if (url.startsWith("file://")) {
-      window.location.href = url;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (urls.length == 0) {
-      window.location.href = url;
-      return;
-    }
-    $.ajax({
-      url: url,
-      success: function() {
-        window.location.href = url;
-      },
-      error: function() {
-        navigate_to_first_existing(urls);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  function get_docroot_url() {
-    var url = window.location.href;
-    var root = DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS.URL_ROOT;
-
-    var urlarray = url.split('/');
-    // Trim off anything after '/'
-    urlarray.pop();
-    var depth = (root.match(/\.\.\//g) || []).length;
-    for (var i = 0; i < depth; i++) {
-      urlarray.pop();
-    }
-
-    return urlarray.join('/') + '/';
-  }
-
-  function on_version_switch() {
-    var selected_version = $(this).children('option:selected').attr('value');
-    var url = window.location.href;
-    var current_version = DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS.VERSION;
-    var docroot = get_docroot_url()
-
-    var new_versionpath = selected_version + '/';
-    if (selected_version == "dev")
-        new_versionpath = '';
-
-    // dev versions have no version prefix
-    if (current_version == "dev") {
-        var new_url = docroot + new_versionpath + url.replace(docroot, "");
-        var fallback_url = docroot + new_versionpath;
-    } else {
-        var new_url = url.replace('/' + current_version + '/', '/' + new_versionpath);
-        var fallback_url = new_url.replace(url.replace(docroot, ""), "");
-    }
-
-    console.log(get_docroot_url())
-    console.log(url + " to url " + new_url);
-    console.log(url + " to fallback " + fallback_url);
-
-    if (new_url != url) {
-      navigate_to_first_existing([
-        new_url,
-        fallback_url,
-        'https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/',
-      ]);
-    }
-  }
-
-  function on_doctype_switch() {
-    var selected_doctype = $(this).children('option:selected').attr('value');
-    var url = window.location.href;
-    if (selected_doctype == 'mega') {
-      var docroot = get_docroot_url()
-      var current_version = DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS.VERSION;
-      // Assume manuals before 3.2 are using old docbook mega-manual
-      if (ver_compare(current_version, "3.2") < 0) {
-        var new_url = docroot + "mega-manual/mega-manual.html";
-      } else {
-        var new_url = docroot + "singleindex.html";
-      }
-    } else {
-      var new_url = url.replace("singleindex.html", "index.html")
-    }
-
-    if (new_url != url) {
-      navigate_to_first_existing([
-        new_url,
-        'https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/',
-      ]);
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Returns the current doctype based upon the url
-  function doctype_segment_from_url(url) {
-    if (url.includes("singleindex") || url.includes("mega-manual"))
-      return "mega";
-    return "single";
-  }
-
-  $(document).ready(function() {
-    var release = DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS.VERSION;
-    var current_doctype = doctype_segment_from_url(window.location.href);
-    var current_series = release.substr(0, 3);
-    var version_select = build_version_select(current_series, release);
-
-    $('.version_switcher_placeholder').html(version_select);
-    $('.version_switcher_placeholder select').bind('change', on_version_switch);
-
-    var doctype_select = build_doctype_select(current_doctype);
-
-    $('.doctype_switcher_placeholder').html(doctype_select);
-    $('.doctype_switcher_placeholder select').bind('change', on_doctype_switch);
-
-    if (ver_compare(release, "3.1") < 0) {
-      $('#outdated-warning').html('Version ' + release + ' of the project is now considered obsolete, please select and use a more recent version');
-      $('#outdated-warning').css('padding', '.5em');
-    } else if (release != "dev") {
-      $.each(all_versions, function(version, title) {
-        var series = version.substr(0, 3);
-        if (series == current_series && version != release) {
-          $('#outdated-warning').html('This document is for outdated version ' + release + ', you should select the latest release version in this series, ' + version + '.');
-          $('#outdated-warning').css('padding', '.5em');
-        }
-      });
-    }
-  });
-})();