diff --git a/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js.in b/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js.in
index 1e523a188..8c016859b 100644
--- a/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js.in
+++ b/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js.in
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ by https://git.yoctoproject.org/yocto-autobuilder-helper/tree/scripts/run-docs-b
       $.each(switcher_versions, function(version, vers_data) {
         var series = version.substr(0, 3);
         if (series == current_series) {
-          if (version != release) {
+          if (version != release && release.endsWith('.999') == false) {
             $('#outdated-warning').html('This document is for outdated version ' + release + ', you should select the latest release version in this series, ' + version + '.');
             $('#outdated-warning').css('padding', '.5em');
             return false;