diff --git a/linux/keyman-config/debian/rules b/linux/keyman-config/debian/rules
index 205d6d56f5..5145e5799d 100755
--- a/linux/keyman-config/debian/rules
+++ b/linux/keyman-config/debian/rules
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export PYBUILD_INSTALL_ARGS=--install-scripts=/usr/share/keyman-config/
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	make man
-	sed -i -e "s/^__pkgversion__ = \"\"/__pkgversion__ = \"$(DEB_VERSION)\"/g" keyman_config/version.py
+	sed -i -e "s/^__pkgversion__ = \"[^\"]*\"/__pkgversion__ = \"$(DEB_VERSION)\"/g" keyman_config/version.py && \
 	make compile-po
 	dh_auto_build $@
 
diff --git a/linux/keyman-config/keyman_config/__init__.py b/linux/keyman-config/keyman_config/__init__.py
index 835d2d1001..71d44308d5 100644
--- a/linux/keyman-config/keyman_config/__init__.py
+++ b/linux/keyman-config/keyman_config/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from .version import __releaseversion__
 from .version import __tier__
 from .version import __pkgversion__
 from .version import __environment__
+from .version import __uploadsentry__
 
 
 def _(txt):
@@ -39,9 +40,11 @@ else:
 KeymanDownloadsUrl = 'https://downloads.keyman.com'
 
 if 'unittest' in sys.modules.keys():
-    print('Not reporting to Sentry')
+    print('Not reporting to Sentry', file=sys.stderr)
 elif os.environ.get('KEYMAN_NOSENTRY'):
-    print('Not reporting to Sentry because KEYMAN_NOSENTRY environment variable set')
+    print('Not reporting to Sentry because KEYMAN_NOSENTRY environment variable set', file=sys.stderr)
+elif not __uploadsentry__:
+    print('Not reporting to Sentry because UPLOAD_SENTRY is false (%s)' % __environment__, file=sys.stderr)
 else:
     try:
         # Try new sentry-sdk first
@@ -51,8 +54,8 @@ else:
         HaveSentryNewSdk = True
 
         sentry_logging = LoggingIntegration(
-            level=logging.INFO,          # Capture info and above as breadcrumbs
-            event_level=logging.CRITICAL # Send critical errors as events
+            level=logging.INFO,           # Capture info and above as breadcrumbs
+            event_level=logging.CRITICAL  # Send critical errors as events
         )
         SentryUrl = "https://1d0edbf2d0dc411b87119b6e92e2c357@sentry.keyman.com/12"
         sentry_sdk.init(
@@ -87,4 +90,4 @@ else:
             })
         except ImportError:
             # even raven is not available. This is the case on Ubuntu 16.04. Just ignore.
-            print(_('Neither sentry-sdk nor raven is available. Not enabling Sentry error reporting.'))
+            print(_('Neither sentry-sdk nor raven is available. Not enabling Sentry error reporting.'), file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/linux/keyman-config/keyman_config/version.py.in b/linux/keyman-config/keyman_config/version.py.in
index 49d5e84b13..8895a648d2 100644
--- a/linux/keyman-config/keyman_config/version.py.in
+++ b/linux/keyman-config/keyman_config/version.py.in
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ __versionwithtag__ = "_VERSIONWITHTAG_"
 __majorversion__ = "_MAJORVERSION_"
 __releaseversion__ = "_RELEASEVERSION_"
 __tier__ = "_TIER_"
-__pkgversion__ = ""
+__pkgversion__ = "(local)"
 __environment__ = "_ENVIRONMENT_"
+__uploadsentry__ = "_UPLOADSENTRY_"
diff --git a/linux/scripts/reconf.sh b/linux/scripts/reconf.sh
index 8ea015955d..77e45c404d 100755
--- a/linux/scripts/reconf.sh
+++ b/linux/scripts/reconf.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ for proj in ${extra_projects}; do
             -e "s/_RELEASEVERSION_/${VERSION_RELEASE}/g" \
             -e "s/_TIER_/${TIER}/g" \
             -e "s/_ENVIRONMENT_/${VERSION_ENVIRONMENT}/g" \
+            -e "s/_UPLOADSENTRY_/${UPLOAD_SENTRY}/g" \
             version.py.in > version.py
 
         cd ../buildtools && python3 ./build-langtags.py