diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 30404fe992bda..d3c1d0e3b22ca 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.1-cap-CR-app-version
\ No newline at end of file
+2.8.1-cap-CR-app-version3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/version_config_manager/version_config_manager.go b/pkg/version_config_manager/version_config_manager.go
index c4be2e79ca946..46ba14d83a0fe 100644
--- a/pkg/version_config_manager/version_config_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/version_config_manager/version_config_manager.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package version_config_manager
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func GetVersionConfig() *VersionConfig {
 
 	versionConfig, err := versionConfigManager.ObtainConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("ERROR: Failed to obtain config: %v", err)
+		log.Printf("Failed to obtain config: %v", err)
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/application/application_event_reporter.go b/server/application/application_event_reporter.go
index 9019238bbf07e..e53b3c1482801 100644
--- a/server/application/application_event_reporter.go
+++ b/server/application/application_event_reporter.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (s *applicationEventReporter) streamApplicationEvents(
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		logWithAppStatus(a, logCtx, ts).Info("sending root application event")
+		logWithAppStatus(a, logCtx, ts).Infof("sending root application event %v", appEvent)
 		if err := stream.Send(appEvent); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to send event for root application %s/%s: %w", a.Namespace, a.Name, err)
 		}
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (s *applicationEventReporter) processResource(
 
 	appRes := appv1.Application{}
 	if isApp(rs) && actualState.Manifest != nil && json.Unmarshal([]byte(*actualState.Manifest), &appRes) == nil {
-		logWithAppStatus(&appRes, logCtx, ts).Info("streaming resource event")
+		logWithAppStatus(&appRes, logCtx, ts).Infof("streaming resource event %v", ev)
 	} else {
 		logWithResourceStatus(logCtx, rs).Info("streaming resource event")
 	}
@@ -613,6 +613,18 @@ func getResourceEventPayload(
 		AppVersions: applicationVersionsEvents,
 	}
 
+	logCtx.Infof("AppVersion before encoding: %v", safeString(payload.AppVersions.AppVersion))
+	if payload.AppVersions.Dependencies == nil {
+		logCtx.Infof("AppVersion deps before encoding. Dependencies == nil")
+	} else {
+		logCtx.Infof(
+			"AppVersion deps before encoding: %v ||| %v ||| %v",
+			safeString(payload.AppVersions.Dependencies.Lock),
+			safeString(payload.AppVersions.Dependencies.Deps),
+			safeString(payload.AppVersions.Dependencies.Requirements),
+		)
+	}
+
 	payloadBytes, err := json.Marshal(&payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal payload for resource %s/%s: %w", rs.Namespace, rs.Name, err)
@@ -720,6 +732,18 @@ func (s *applicationEventReporter) getApplicationEventPayload(
 		AppVersions: applicationVersionsEvents,
 	}
 
+	logCtx.Infof("AppVersion before encoding: %v", safeString(payload.AppVersions.AppVersion))
+	if payload.AppVersions.Dependencies == nil {
+		logCtx.Infof("AppVersion deps before encoding. Dependencies == nil")
+	} else {
+		logCtx.Infof(
+			"AppVersion deps before encoding: %v ||| %v ||| %v",
+			safeString(payload.AppVersions.Dependencies.Lock),
+			safeString(payload.AppVersions.Dependencies.Deps),
+			safeString(payload.AppVersions.Dependencies.Requirements),
+		)
+	}
+
 	payloadBytes, err := json.Marshal(&payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal payload for resource %s/%s: %w", a.Namespace, a.Name, err)
@@ -799,3 +823,10 @@ func repoAppVersionsToEvent(applicationVersions *apiclient.ApplicationVersions)
 	}
 	return applicationVersionsEvents, nil
 }
+
+func safeString(s *string) string {
+	if s == nil {
+		return "<nil>"
+	}
+	return *s
+}
diff --git a/server/application/application_event_reporter_test.go b/server/application/application_event_reporter_test.go
index 6ca65058062a9..a60679cb22a40 100644
--- a/server/application/application_event_reporter_test.go
+++ b/server/application/application_event_reporter_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestGetResourceEventPayload(t *testing.T) {
 			Message: "some message",
 		}
 
-		event, err := getResourceEventPayload(&app, &rs, &es, &actualState, &desiredState, &appTree, true, "", nil, &revisionMetadata, nil, common.LabelKeyAppInstance, argo.TrackingMethodLabel, nil)
+		event, err := getResourceEventPayload(&app, &rs, &es, &actualState, &desiredState, &appTree, true, "", nil, &revisionMetadata, nil, common.LabelKeyAppInstance, argo.TrackingMethodLabel, &apiclient.ApplicationVersions{})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 		var eventPayload events.EventPayload
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestGetResourceEventPayload(t *testing.T) {
 			Message: "some message",
 		}
 
-		event, err := getResourceEventPayload(&app, &rs, &es, &actualState, &desiredState, &appTree, true, "", nil, &revisionMetadata, nil, common.LabelKeyAppInstance, argo.TrackingMethodLabel, nil)
+		event, err := getResourceEventPayload(&app, &rs, &es, &actualState, &desiredState, &appTree, true, "", nil, &revisionMetadata, nil, common.LabelKeyAppInstance, argo.TrackingMethodLabel, &apiclient.ApplicationVersions{})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 		var eventPayload events.EventPayload
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func TestGetResourceEventPayloadWithoutRevision(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	appTree := v1alpha1.ApplicationTree{}
 
-	_, err := getResourceEventPayload(&app, &rs, &es, &actualState, &desiredState, &appTree, true, "", nil, nil, nil, common.LabelKeyAppInstance, argo.TrackingMethodLabel, nil)
+	_, err := getResourceEventPayload(&app, &rs, &es, &actualState, &desiredState, &appTree, true, "", nil, nil, nil, common.LabelKeyAppInstance, argo.TrackingMethodLabel, &apiclient.ApplicationVersions{})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 }