diff --git a/docs/source/api_reference.rst b/docs/source/api_reference.rst
index 51777d2c..6623423f 100644
--- a/docs/source/api_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api_reference.rst
@@ -20,8 +20,14 @@ XGI is organized into the following subpackages:
 
 .. note::
 
-   This page describes release |version| of XGI. Find out more about this release and previous releases in the `release notes <https://github.com/xgi-org/xgi/releases>`_.
-   
+   .. only:: stable_version
+
+      This page describes release |version| of XGI. Find out more about this release and previous releases in the `release notes <https://github.com/xgi-org/xgi/releases>`_.
+      
+   .. only:: dev_version
+      
+      This page describes the latest XGI development with features that may not have been released yet. To see officially released features, visit the `API reference <https://xgi.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api_reference.html>`_ for the most recent stable version.
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 3056bbc4..180ae849 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -130,11 +130,12 @@
 else:
     raise Exception(f"Error: HTTP response {r.status_code}")
 
-
 rst_epilog = f"""
 .. role:: raw-html(raw)
    :format: html
 .. |release_announcement| replace:: :raw-html:`<a href={release_url}><button type="button" class="version-button">XGI {release_version} released! {release_date}</button></a>`
+.. |release_date| replace:: {release_date}
+.. |release_version| replace:: {release_version}
 """
 
 today = release_date
@@ -200,6 +201,12 @@
 else:
     version_match = "stable"
 
+
+if version_match == "stable":
+    tags.add("stable_version")
+elif version_match == "dev":
+    tags.add("dev_version")
+
 # documentation.
 html_theme_options = {
     "logo": {