diff --git a/docs/source/_templates/sections/header.html b/docs/source/_templates/sections/header.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd5c4053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/_templates/sections/header.html
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<style>
+  .notification-bar {
+    width: 100vw;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    font-size: 16px;
+  }
+  .notification-bar p {
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+  .notification-bar a {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    text-decoration: none;
+  }
+
+  /* Light mode styles (default) */
+  .notification-bar {
+    background-color: #fff3cd;
+    color: #856404;
+  }
+  .notification-bar a {
+    color: #d97706;
+  }
+
+  /* Dark mode styles */
+  html[data-theme=dark] .notification-bar {
+    background-color: #333;
+    color: #ddd;
+  }
+  html[data-theme=dark] .notification-bar a {
+    color: #ffa500; /* Brighter color for visibility */
+  }
+</style>
+
+<div class="notification-bar">
+  <p>You are viewing the latest developer preview docs. <a href="https://docs.vllm.ai/en/stable/">Click here</a> to view docs for the latest stable release.</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 7c5bb8f7..46a3bcbf 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ html_theme_options = {
     'use_edit_page_button': True,
 }
 
+# see https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/environment-variables.html # noqa
+READTHEDOCS_VERSION_TYPE = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS_VERSION_TYPE')
+if READTHEDOCS_VERSION_TYPE == "tag":
+    # remove the warning banner if the version is a tagged release
+    header_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                               "_templates/sections/header.html")
+    os.remove(header_file)
+
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".