diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 300b2ed1a75a6df93df491843774d1a2cb398e5c_TkVXUy5yc3Q=..b553de2cc3b95a34b01df36adb53ff30dc34d6ab_TkVXUy5yc3Q= 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 History
 =======
 
-20.3.1
-------
-
-run_tests: exclude all manifest from coverage, previous exclusion did not apply for installable modules.
-
 20.3.0
 ------
 
@@ -10,7 +5,12 @@
 20.3.0
 ------
 
-docker_dev_start: clearer message for missing redner image name.
+docker_dev_start:
+
+- Clearer message for missing redner image name.
+- Improve version string: include next version and topic for mercurial super projects.
+
+run_tests: exclude all manifest from coverage, previous exclusion did not apply for installable modules.
 
 20.2.0
 ------
diff --git a/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py b/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py
index 300b2ed1a75a6df93df491843774d1a2cb398e5c_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2RvY2tlcl9kZXZfc3RhcnQucHk=..b553de2cc3b95a34b01df36adb53ff30dc34d6ab_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2RvY2tlcl9kZXZfc3RhcnQucHk= 100755
--- a/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py
+++ b/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 __version__ = "3.12.0"
 __date__ = "2017-08-11"
-__updated__ = "2023-04-21"
+__updated__ = "2023-04-26"
 
 
 def __parser(project_name: str) -> ArgumentParser:
@@ -1188,6 +1188,8 @@
     project_version = "local"
 
     if os.path.exists(".hg"):
+        # Next version guessing could be done by using marabunta yaml and using it
+        # rather than doing latesttag.1
         project_version = check_output(
             [
                 "hg",
@@ -1191,7 +1193,5 @@
         project_version = check_output(
             [
                 "hg",
-                "log",
-                "-r",
-                ".",
+                "identify",
                 "-T",
@@ -1197,8 +1197,11 @@
                 "-T",
-                "{latesttag}{sub('^-0-.*', '', '-{latesttagdistance}-m{node|short}')}",
+                "{latesttag}{if('{dirty}', '.1.dev{latesttagdistance}{if('{topic}', ' {"
+                "fqbn}')}', '{ifeq('{latesttagdistance}', 1, '', '{ifeq('{latesttagdist"
+                "ance}', 2, '', '.1.dev{latesttagdistance}{if('{topic}', ' {fqbn}')}')}"
+                "')}')}",
             ]
         ).decode()
 
     if os.path.exists(".git"):
         project_version = check_output(["git", "describe"]).decode()
 
@@ -1199,9 +1202,10 @@
             ]
         ).decode()
 
     if os.path.exists(".git"):
         project_version = check_output(["git", "describe"]).decode()
 
+    options["environment"]["VERSION_PACKAGE"] = ""
     options["environment"]["SENTRY_RELEASE"] = project_version
     options["environment"]["VERSION"] = project_version