diff --git a/pkg/api/reporting/types/types.go b/pkg/api/reporting/types/types.go
index 527d741e85..ec8ac91333 100644
--- a/pkg/api/reporting/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/reporting/types/types.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type ReportingInfo struct {
 	KurlNodeCountReady int            `json:"kurl_node_count_ready"`
 	K8sVersion         string         `json:"k8s_version"`
 	K8sDistribution    string         `json:"k8s_distribution"`
-	KOTSVersion        string         `json:"kots_version"`
+	UserAgent          string         `json:"user_agent"`
 	KOTSInstallID      string         `json:"kots_install_id"`
 	KURLInstallID      string         `json:"kurl_install_id"`
 	IsGitOpsEnabled    bool           `json:"is_gitops_enabled"`
diff --git a/pkg/reporting/app.go b/pkg/reporting/app.go
index 11675278f9..744e8f35ce 100644
--- a/pkg/reporting/app.go
+++ b/pkg/reporting/app.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func GetReportingInfo(appID string) *types.ReportingInfo {
 		InstanceID:    appID,
 		KOTSInstallID: os.Getenv("KOTS_INSTALL_ID"),
 		KURLInstallID: os.Getenv("KURL_INSTALL_ID"),
-		KOTSVersion:   buildversion.Version(),
+		UserAgent:     buildversion.GetUserAgent(),
 	}
 
 	clientset, err := k8sutil.GetClientset()
diff --git a/pkg/reporting/app_airgap.go b/pkg/reporting/app_airgap.go
index 216935453a..2f31072d0d 100644
--- a/pkg/reporting/app_airgap.go
+++ b/pkg/reporting/app_airgap.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func GetInstanceReport(licenseID string, reportingInfo *types.ReportingInfo) *In
 				KurlNodeCountReady:        reportingInfo.KurlNodeCountReady,
 				K8sVersion:                reportingInfo.K8sVersion,
 				K8sDistribution:           reportingInfo.K8sDistribution,
-				KotsVersion:               reportingInfo.KOTSVersion,
+				UserAgent:                 reportingInfo.UserAgent,
 				KotsInstallID:             reportingInfo.KOTSInstallID,
 				KurlInstallID:             reportingInfo.KURLInstallID,
 				IsGitOpsEnabled:           reportingInfo.IsGitOpsEnabled,
diff --git a/pkg/reporting/instance_report.go b/pkg/reporting/instance_report.go
index f1271d1ae3..8c2eb06701 100644
--- a/pkg/reporting/instance_report.go
+++ b/pkg/reporting/instance_report.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type InstanceReportEvent struct {
 	KurlNodeCountReady        int    `json:"kurl_node_count_ready"`
 	K8sVersion                string `json:"k8s_version"`
 	K8sDistribution           string `json:"k8s_distribution,omitempty"`
-	KotsVersion               string `json:"kots_version"`
+	UserAgent                 string `json:"user_agent"`
 	KotsInstallID             string `json:"kots_install_id,omitempty"`
 	KurlInstallID             string `json:"kurl_install_id,omitempty"`
 	IsGitOpsEnabled           bool   `json:"is_gitops_enabled"`
diff --git a/pkg/reporting/preflight_airgap.go b/pkg/reporting/preflight_airgap.go
index a6018d8823..cdad45749b 100644
--- a/pkg/reporting/preflight_airgap.go
+++ b/pkg/reporting/preflight_airgap.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (r *AirgapReporter) SubmitPreflightData(license *kotsv1beta1.License, appID
 				IsCLI:           isCLI,
 				PreflightStatus: preflightStatus,
 				AppStatus:       appStatus,
-				KotsVersion:     buildversion.Version(),
+				UserAgent:       buildversion.GetUserAgent(),
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/reporting/preflight_report.go b/pkg/reporting/preflight_report.go
index 9b4a521d9c..f8b918cde0 100644
--- a/pkg/reporting/preflight_report.go
+++ b/pkg/reporting/preflight_report.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type PreflightReportEvent struct {
 	IsCLI           bool   `json:"is_cli"`
 	PreflightStatus string `json:"preflight_status"`
 	AppStatus       string `json:"app_status"`
-	KotsVersion     string `json:"kots_version"`
+	UserAgent       string `json:"user_agent"`
 }
 
 func (r *PreflightReport) GetType() ReportType {
diff --git a/pkg/reporting/report_test.go b/pkg/reporting/report_test.go
index b6c46d3bc8..6cd8f53462 100644
--- a/pkg/reporting/report_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reporting/report_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func Test_EncodeDecodeAirgapReport(t *testing.T) {
 				KurlNodeCountReady:        3,
 				K8sVersion:                "1.28.0",
 				K8sDistribution:           "kurl",
-				KotsVersion:               "1.100.0",
+				UserAgent:                 "KOTS/1.100.0",
 				KotsInstallID:             "test-kots-install-id",
 				KurlInstallID:             "test-kurl-install-id",
 				IsGitOpsEnabled:           true,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func Test_EncodeDecodeAirgapReport(t *testing.T) {
 				IsCLI:           true,
 				PreflightStatus: "pass",
 				AppStatus:       "ready",
-				KotsVersion:     "1.100.0",
+				UserAgent:       "KOTS/1.100.0",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func Test_CreateReportEvent(t *testing.T) {
 				KurlNodeCountReady:        3,
 				K8sVersion:                "1.28.0",
 				K8sDistribution:           "kurl",
-				KotsVersion:               "1.100.0",
+				UserAgent:                 "KOTS/1.100.0",
 				KotsInstallID:             "test-kots-install-id",
 				KurlInstallID:             "test-kurl-install-id",
 				IsGitOpsEnabled:           true,
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func Test_CreateReportEvent(t *testing.T) {
 				IsCLI:           true,
 				PreflightStatus: "pass",
 				AppStatus:       "ready",
-				KotsVersion:     "1.100.0",
+				UserAgent:       "KOTS/1.100.0",
 			},
 		},
 	}