diff --git a/python/res/job_queue/job_manager.py b/python/res/job_queue/job_manager.py
index 4fa901dbbb..dbe87041ed 100644
--- a/python/res/job_queue/job_manager.py
+++ b/python/res/job_queue/job_manager.py
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ def postMessage(self, job=None, extra_fields={}, url=None):
                    "application": "ert",
                    "subsystem": "ert_forward_model",
                    "node": self.node,
+                   "komodo_release": os.getenv("KOMODO_RELEASE", "--------"),
                    "start_time": self.start_time.isoformat(),
                    "node_timestamp": dt.now().isoformat(),
                    "simulation_id": self.simulation_id,