diff --git a/sentry/README.rst b/sentry/README.rst
index f7f61e14d..46adbbea8 100644
--- a/sentry/README.rst
+++ b/sentry/README.rst
@@ -71,9 +71,16 @@ configuration file:
                                HTTP request and user session (if available). This has no effect
                                for Cron jobs, as no request/session is available inside a Cron job.
 
+``sentry_release``             Explicitly define a version to be sent as the release version to
+                               Sentry. Useful in conjuntion with Sentry's "Resolve in the next
+                               release"-functionality. Also useful if your production deployment
+                               does not include any Git context from which a commit might be read.
+                               Overrides *sentry_odoo_dir*.
+
 ``sentry_odoo_dir``            Absolute path to your Odoo installation directory. This is optional
                                and will only be used to extract the Odoo Git commit, which will be
                                sent to Sentry, to allow to distinguish between Odoo updates.
+                               Overridden by *sentry_release*
 =============================  ====================================================================  ==========================================================
 
 Other `client arguments
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@ Below is an example of Odoo configuration file with *Odoo Sentry* options::
     sentry_environment = production
     sentry_auto_log_stacks = false
     sentry_odoo_dir = /home/odoo/odoo/
+    sentry_release = 1.3.2
 
 Usage
 =====
@@ -148,6 +156,7 @@ Contributors
 * Mohammed Barsi <barsintod@gmail.com>
 * Andrius Preimantas <andrius@versada.eu>
 * Naglis Jonaitis <naglis@versada.eu>
+* Atte Isopuro <atte.isopuro@avoin.systems>
 
 Maintainer
 ----------
diff --git a/sentry/__init__.py b/sentry/__init__.py
index 8e3ce87d2..97da0a4b4 100644
--- a/sentry/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry/__init__.py
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ def initialize_raven(config, client_cls=None):
     enabled = config.get('sentry_enabled', False)
     if not (HAS_RAVEN and enabled):
         return
+
+    if config.get('sentry_odoo_dir') and config.get('sentry_release'):
+        _logger.debug('Both sentry_odoo_dir and sentry_release defined, choosing sentry_release')
     options = {
-        'release': get_odoo_commit(config.get('sentry_odoo_dir')),
+        'release': config.get('sentry_release', get_odoo_commit(config.get('sentry_odoo_dir'))),
     }
     for option in const.get_sentry_options():
         value = config.get('sentry_%s' % option.key, option.default)
diff --git a/sentry/__manifest__.py b/sentry/__manifest__.py
index 288b880cb..08a534483 100644
--- a/sentry/__manifest__.py
+++ b/sentry/__manifest__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {
     'name': 'Sentry',
     'summary': 'Report Odoo errors to Sentry',
-    'version': '11.0.1.0.0',
+    'version': '11.0.1.1.0',
     'category': 'Extra Tools',
     'website': 'https://odoo-community.org/',
     'author': 'Mohammed Barsi,'
diff --git a/sentry/const.py b/sentry/const.py
index 5ceb3e2f2..b6cacf5f0 100644
--- a/sentry/const.py
+++ b/sentry/const.py
@@ -86,4 +86,5 @@ def get_sentry_options():
             'ignore_exceptions', DEFAULT_IGNORED_EXCEPTIONS, split_multiple),
         SentryOption('processors', DEFAULT_PROCESSORS, split_multiple),
         SentryOption('environment', None, None),
+        SentryOption('release', None, None),
     ]