diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 2b48aafee9..171d3704c7 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from conan.tools.files import copy, mkdir, update_conandata
 from conan.tools.cmake import CMakeToolchain, CMakeDeps, CMake, cmake_layout
 from conan.tools.build import check_min_cppstd
-from conan.tools.scm import Version
+from conan.tools.scm import Version, Git
 from conans.errors import ConanInvalidSystemRequirements
 
 required_conan_version = ">=1.58.0 <2.0.0"
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ def set_version(self):
             self.version = self.conan_data["version"] + build_meta
 
     def export(self):
-        update_conandata(self, {"version": self.version})
+        git = Git(self)
+        update_conandata(self, {"version": self.version, "commit": git.get_commit()})
 
     def export_sources(self):
         copy(self, "CMakeLists.txt", self.recipe_folder, self.export_sources_folder)
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ def build(self):
         cmake.build()
 
         if self.options.get_safe("enable_sentry", False):
+            # Upload debug symbols to sentry
             sentry_project = self.conf.get("user.curaengine:sentry_project", "", check_type=str)
             if sentry_project == "":
                 raise ConanInvalidConfiguration("sentry_project is not set")
@@ -170,10 +172,17 @@ def build(self):
             self.run(f"sentry-cli -V", output=output)
             if "sentry-cli" not in output.getvalue():
                 raise ConanInvalidSystemRequirements("sentry-cli is not installed")
+            self.output.info("Uploading debug symbols to sentry")
             ext = ".exe" if self.settings.os == "Windows" else ""
-            self.run(f"sentry-cli debug-files upload --include-sources ../../  -o {sentry_project} -p curaengine CuraEngine{ext}")
+            self.run(f"sentry-cli debug-files upload --include-sources {self.source_folder} -o {sentry_project} -p curaengine CuraEngine{ext}")
             if self.settings.os == "Windows" and self.settings.build_type == "RelWithDebInfo":
-                self.run(f"sentry-cli upload-dif --include-sources ../../  -o {sentry_project} -p curaengine CuraEngine.pdb")
+                self.run(f"sentry-cli upload-dif --include-sources {self.build_folder}  -o {sentry_project} -p curaengine CuraEngine.pdb")
+
+            # create a sentry release and link it to the commit this is based upon
+            self.output.info(f"Creating a new release {self.version} in Sentry and linking it to the current commit {self.conan_data['commit']}")
+            self.run(f"sentry-cli releases new -o {sentry_project} -p curaengine {self.version}")
+            self.run(f"sentry-cli releases set-commits -o {sentry_project} -p curaengine --commit \"Ultimaker/CuraEngine@{self.conan_data['commit']}\" {self.version}")
+            self.run(f"sentry-cli releases finalize -o {sentry_project} -p curaengine {self.version}")
 
     def package(self):
         ext = ".exe" if self.settings.os == "Windows" else ""
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b1381244ce..f69b920e8c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2023 UltiMaker
+// Copyright (c) 2024 UltiMaker
 // CuraEngine is released under the terms of the AGPLv3 or higher
 
 #include <iostream> //To change the formatting of std::cerr.
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
         // Set the actual CuraEngine version
         sentry_options_set_release(options, fmt::format("curaengine@{}", cura_engine_version).c_str());
+        spdlog::info("Starting sentry");
         sentry_init(options);
     }
 #endif
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 #ifdef SENTRY_URL
     if (const auto use_sentry = spdlog::details::os::getenv("use_sentry"); ! use_sentry.empty() && use_sentry == "1")
     {
+        spdlog::info("Closing sentry");
         sentry_close();
     }
 #endif