diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 41ca52e..cddc786 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ migrate = Migrate(app, db)
 sentry = None
 if 'SENTRY_DSN' in app.config:
     from raven.contrib.flask import Sentry
-    sentry = Sentry(app, dsn=app.config['SENTRY_DSN'], release=version.version)
+    sentry = Sentry(app, dsn=app.config['SENTRY_DSN'])
+    app.config['SENTRY_CONFIG_RELEASE'] = version.version