diff --git a/doc/common/conf.py b/doc/common/conf.py
index 6198f8d..331b0a8 100644
--- a/doc/common/conf.py
+++ b/doc/common/conf.py
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
     'sphinx.ext.todo',
     'sphinx.ext.mathjax',
+    # Custom Pybricks extensions
     'color',
     'classlink',
     'requirements',
     'requirements-static',
+    'versionchanged',
 ]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
diff --git a/doc/common/extensions/versionchanged.py b/doc/common/extensions/versionchanged.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..513829b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/common/extensions/versionchanged.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""This directive hides the builtin directives
+    * versionchanged
+    * versionadded
+    * deprecated
+when building documentation with the 'ide' tag.
+"""
+from docutils import nodes
+from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
+
+
+class PybricksVersionDirective(Directive):
+
+    has_content = True
+
+    def run(self):
+        html = ""
+        node = nodes.raw('', html, format="html")
+        return [node]
+
+
+def setup(app):
+    if 'ide' in app.tags.tags:
+        app.add_directive_to_domain('py', 'deprecated',
+                                    PybricksVersionDirective, override=True)
+        app.add_directive_to_domain('py', 'versionadded',
+                                    PybricksVersionDirective, override=True)
+        app.add_directive_to_domain('py', 'versionchanged',
+                                    PybricksVersionDirective, override=True)