diff --git a/docs/openvino_custom_sphinx_sitemap/openvino_custom_sphinx_sitemap/__init__.py b/docs/openvino_custom_sphinx_sitemap/openvino_custom_sphinx_sitemap/__init__.py
index dcce229308da24..93b8aed8d90046 100644
--- a/docs/openvino_custom_sphinx_sitemap/openvino_custom_sphinx_sitemap/__init__.py
+++ b/docs/openvino_custom_sphinx_sitemap/openvino_custom_sphinx_sitemap/__init__.py
@@ -141,8 +141,13 @@ def extract_hierarchy(link):
     if segments and segments[-1].endswith('.html'):
         segments = segments[:-1]
     
+    if segments and '.' in segments[0]:
+        year, *rest = segments[0].split('.')
+        if year.isdigit() and len(year) == 4:
+            segments[0] = year
+
     hierarchy = []
     for i in range(1, len(segments) + 1):
         hierarchy.append('|'.join(segments[:i]))
-    
-    return ';'.join(hierarchy)
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    return ';'.join(hierarchy)