diff --git a/apps/parent/build.gradle b/apps/parent/build.gradle
index f2c781266f..b70c68a0ad 100644
--- a/apps/parent/build.gradle
+++ b/apps/parent/build.gradle
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ android {
         PrivateData.merge(project, "parent")
         buildConfigField "String", "LOGIN_CLIENT_ID", "\"$loginClientId\""
         buildConfigField "String", "LOGIN_CLIENT_SECRET", "\"$loginClientSecret\""
+        addManifestPlaceholders([
+                fabricApiKey:"$fabricApiKey"
+        ])
     }
 
     bundle {
diff --git a/apps/parent/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/apps/parent/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8de5638f04..8b33a642c4 100644
--- a/apps/parent/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/apps/parent/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
             </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
+
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="io.fabric.ApiKey"
+            android:value="${fabricApiKey}" />
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/apps/parent/src/main/java/com/instructure/parentapp/util/ApplicationManager.kt b/apps/parent/src/main/java/com/instructure/parentapp/util/ApplicationManager.kt
index 4f1723059f..2afac0c378 100644
--- a/apps/parent/src/main/java/com/instructure/parentapp/util/ApplicationManager.kt
+++ b/apps/parent/src/main/java/com/instructure/parentapp/util/ApplicationManager.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.util.Log
 import android.webkit.WebView
 import com.crashlytics.android.Crashlytics
+import com.crashlytics.android.core.CrashlyticsCore
 import com.google.android.play.core.missingsplits.MissingSplitsManagerFactory
 import com.instructure.canvasapi2.AppManager
 import com.instructure.loginapi.login.tasks.LogoutTask
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ class ApplicationManager : AppManager() {
 
         super.onCreate()
 
-        Fabric.with(this, Crashlytics())
+        val crashlytics = Crashlytics.Builder()
+            .core(CrashlyticsCore.Builder().disabled(BuildConfig.DEBUG).build())
+            .build()
+        Fabric.with(this, crashlytics)
 
         // there appears to be a bug when the user is installing/updating the android webview stuff.
         // http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=175124
diff --git a/apps/teacher/build.gradle b/apps/teacher/build.gradle
index 7719b717e7..5c9c2b07fe 100644
--- a/apps/teacher/build.gradle
+++ b/apps/teacher/build.gradle
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion Versions.MIN_SDK
         targetSdkVersion Versions.TARGET_SDK
-        versionCode = 25
+        versionCode = 26
         versionName = '1.9.1'
         vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
         multiDexEnabled true
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ android {
 
         /* Add private data */
         PrivateData.merge(project, "teacher")
-
+        addManifestPlaceholders([
+                fabricApiKey:"$fabricApiKey"
+        ])
         buildConfigField "String", "PSPDFKIT_LICENSE_KEY", "\"$pspdfkitLicenseKey\""
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/teacher/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/apps/teacher/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 61573117bb..9c1f942978 100644
--- a/apps/teacher/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/apps/teacher/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@
             android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize"
             android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar"/>
 
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="io.fabric.ApiKey"
+            android:value="${fabricApiKey}" />
+
         <provider
             android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
             android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"