diff --git a/Doc/conf.py b/Doc/conf.py
index 35e0b3eaeafe94..27020fc40e263f 100644
--- a/Doc/conf.py
+++ b/Doc/conf.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 # Python specific content from Doc/Tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
 from pyspecific import SOURCE_URI
+from sphinx.locale import _
 
 # General configuration
 # ---------------------
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@
     print("It may be removed in the future\n")
 
 # Short title used e.g. for <title> HTML tags.
-html_short_title = f'{release} Documentation'
+html_short_title = _('%(release)s Documentation') % {'release': release}
 
 # Deployment preview information
 # (See .readthedocs.yml and https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/environment-variables.html)
@@ -446,8 +447,8 @@
 # Options for Epub output
 # -----------------------
 
-epub_author = 'Python Documentation Authors'
-epub_publisher = 'Python Software Foundation'
+epub_author = _('Python Documentation Authors')
+epub_publisher = _('Python Software Foundation')
 epub_exclude_files = ('index.xhtml', 'download.xhtml')
 
 # index pages are not valid xhtml