diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/document-capture.tsx b/app/javascript/packs/document-capture.tsx
index c8f36c47f18..5cfa0d640c3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/document-capture.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/document-capture.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface AppRootData {
   maxCaptureAttemptsBeforeTips: string;
   maxAttemptsBeforeNativeCamera: string;
   acuantSdkUpgradeABTestingEnabled: string;
-  useNewerSdk: string;
+  useAlternateSdk: string;
   acuantVersion: string;
   flowPath: FlowPath;
   cancelUrl: string;
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ function getMetaContent(name): string | null {
 const device: DeviceContextValue = { isMobile: isCameraCapableMobile() };
 
 const trackEvent: typeof baseTrackEvent = (event, payload) => {
-  const { flowPath, acuantSdkUpgradeABTestingEnabled, useNewerSdk, acuantVersion } =
+  const { flowPath, acuantSdkUpgradeABTestingEnabled, useAlternateSdk, acuantVersion } =
     appRoot.dataset;
   return baseTrackEvent(event, {
     ...payload,
     flow_path: flowPath,
     acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled: acuantSdkUpgradeABTestingEnabled,
-    use_newer_sdk: useNewerSdk,
+    use_alternate_sdk: useAlternateSdk,
     acuant_version: acuantVersion,
   });
 };
diff --git a/app/services/idv/steps/document_capture_step.rb b/app/services/idv/steps/document_capture_step.rb
index fb18b941ff4..7cd0cb343a2 100644
--- a/app/services/idv/steps/document_capture_step.rb
+++ b/app/services/idv/steps/document_capture_step.rb
@@ -43,11 +43,17 @@ def native_camera_ab_testing_variables
 
       def acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_variables
         bucket = AbTests::ACUANT_SDK.bucket(flow_session[:document_capture_session_uuid])
-        acuant_version = (bucket == :use_newer_sdk) ? '11.7.1' : '11.7.0'
+        testing_enabled = IdentityConfig.store.idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled
+        use_alternate_sdk = (bucket == :use_alternate_sdk)
+        if use_alternate_sdk
+          acuant_version = IdentityConfig.store.idv_acuant_sdk_version_alternate
+        else
+          acuant_version = IdentityConfig.store.idv_acuant_sdk_version_default
+        end
         {
           acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled:
-              IdentityConfig.store.idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled,
-          use_newer_sdk: (bucket == :use_newer_sdk),
+              testing_enabled,
+          use_alternate_sdk: use_alternate_sdk,
           acuant_version: acuant_version,
         }
       end
diff --git a/app/views/idv/capture_doc/document_capture.html.erb b/app/views/idv/capture_doc/document_capture.html.erb
index 96e13ed4fe0..558e540c1c3 100644
--- a/app/views/idv/capture_doc/document_capture.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/idv/capture_doc/document_capture.html.erb
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
       front_image_upload_url: front_image_upload_url,
       back_image_upload_url: back_image_upload_url,
       acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled: acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled,
-      use_newer_sdk: use_newer_sdk,
+      use_alternate_sdk: use_alternate_sdk,
       acuant_version: acuant_version,
     ) %>
diff --git a/app/views/idv/doc_auth/document_capture.html.erb b/app/views/idv/doc_auth/document_capture.html.erb
index b025a507948..83de02e8367 100644
--- a/app/views/idv/doc_auth/document_capture.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/idv/doc_auth/document_capture.html.erb
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
       front_image_upload_url: front_image_upload_url,
       back_image_upload_url: back_image_upload_url,
       acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled: acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled,
-      use_newer_sdk: use_newer_sdk,
+      use_alternate_sdk: use_alternate_sdk,
       acuant_version: acuant_version,
     ) %>
diff --git a/app/views/idv/shared/_document_capture.html.erb b/app/views/idv/shared/_document_capture.html.erb
index 7aa34d2c11b..deca885ec3f 100644
--- a/app/views/idv/shared/_document_capture.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/idv/shared/_document_capture.html.erb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       max_capture_attempts_before_native_camera: IdentityConfig.store.doc_auth_max_capture_attempts_before_native_camera,
       max_submission_attempts_before_native_camera: IdentityConfig.store.doc_auth_max_submission_attempts_before_native_camera,
       acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled: acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled,
-      use_newer_sdk: use_newer_sdk,
+      use_alternate_sdk: use_alternate_sdk,
       acuant_version: acuant_version,
       sp_name: sp_name,
       flow_path: flow_path,
diff --git a/config/application.yml.default b/config/application.yml.default
index 3ec13f201ca..9699a255fbf 100644
--- a/config/application.yml.default
+++ b/config/application.yml.default
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ idv_attempt_window_in_hours: 6
 idv_contact_url: https://www.example.com
 idv_max_attempts: 5
 idv_min_age_years: 13
+idv_acuant_sdk_version_default: '11.7.1'
+idv_acuant_sdk_version_alternate: '11.7.0'
 idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled: false
 idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_percent: 50
 idv_send_link_attempt_window_in_minutes: 10
diff --git a/config/initializers/ab_tests.rb b/config/initializers/ab_tests.rb
index d8388e9a3b6..4df55b07756 100644
--- a/config/initializers/ab_tests.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/ab_tests.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module AbTests
   ACUANT_SDK = AbTestBucket.new(
     experiment_name: 'Acuant SDK Upgrade',
     buckets: {
-      use_newer_sdk: IdentityConfig.store.idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled ?
+      use_alternate_sdk: IdentityConfig.store.idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled ?
         IdentityConfig.store.idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_percent :
         0,
     },
diff --git a/lib/identity_config.rb b/lib/identity_config.rb
index 1a62c38af3c..a00fcca1f70 100644
--- a/lib/identity_config.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_config.rb
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ def self.build_store(config_map)
     config.add(:idv_contact_url, type: :string)
     config.add(:idv_max_attempts, type: :integer)
     config.add(:idv_min_age_years, type: :integer)
+    config.add(:idv_acuant_sdk_version_default, type: :string)
+    config.add(:idv_acuant_sdk_version_alternate, type: :string)
     config.add(:idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled, type: :boolean)
     config.add(:idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_percent, type: :integer)
     config.add(:idv_send_link_attempt_window_in_minutes, type: :integer)
diff --git a/spec/features/idv/analytics_spec.rb b/spec/features/idv/analytics_spec.rb
index 061aa65c1a8..54ecaa525ce 100644
--- a/spec/features/idv/analytics_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/idv/analytics_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
       'IdV: doc auth upload visited' => { flow_path: 'standard', step: 'upload', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
       'IdV: doc auth upload submitted' => { success: true, errors: {}, destination: :document_capture, flow_path: 'standard', step: 'upload', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
       'IdV: doc auth document_capture visited' => { flow_path: 'standard', step: 'document_capture', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
-      'Frontend: IdV: front image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_newer_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
-      'Frontend: IdV: back image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_newer_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
+      'Frontend: IdV: front image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_alternate_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
+      'Frontend: IdV: back image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_alternate_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
       'IdV: doc auth image upload form submitted' => { success: true, errors: {}, attempts: 1, remaining_attempts: 3, user_id: user.uuid, flow_path: 'standard' },
       'IdV: doc auth image upload vendor pii validation' => { success: true, errors: {}, user_id: user.uuid, attempts: 1, remaining_attempts: 3, flow_path: 'standard', attention_with_barcode: false },
       'IdV: doc auth document_capture submitted' => { success: true, errors: {}, flow_path: 'standard', step: 'document_capture', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
       'IdV: doc auth upload visited' => { flow_path: 'standard', step: 'upload', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
       'IdV: doc auth upload submitted' => { success: true, errors: {}, destination: :document_capture, flow_path: 'standard', step: 'upload', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
       'IdV: doc auth document_capture visited' => { flow_path: 'standard', step: 'document_capture', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
-      'Frontend: IdV: front image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_newer_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
-      'Frontend: IdV: back image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_newer_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
+      'Frontend: IdV: front image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_alternate_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
+      'Frontend: IdV: back image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_alternate_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
       'IdV: doc auth image upload form submitted' => { success: true, errors: {}, attempts: 1, remaining_attempts: 3, user_id: user.uuid, flow_path: 'standard' },
       'IdV: doc auth image upload vendor pii validation' => { success: true, errors: {}, user_id: user.uuid, attempts: 1, remaining_attempts: 3, flow_path: 'standard', attention_with_barcode: false },
       'IdV: doc auth document_capture submitted' => { success: true, errors: {}, flow_path: 'standard', step: 'document_capture', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
       'IdV: doc auth upload visited' => { flow_path: 'standard', step: 'upload', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
       'IdV: doc auth upload submitted' => { success: true, errors: {}, destination: :document_capture, flow_path: 'standard', step: 'upload', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
       'IdV: doc auth document_capture visited' => { flow_path: 'standard', step: 'document_capture', step_count: 1, acuant_sdk_upgrade_ab_test_bucket: :default, analytics_id: 'Doc Auth', irs_reproofing: false },
-      'Frontend: IdV: front image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_newer_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
-      'Frontend: IdV: back image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_newer_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
+      'Frontend: IdV: front image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_alternate_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
+      'Frontend: IdV: back image added' => { 'width' => 284, 'height' => 38, 'mimeType' => 'image/png', 'source' => 'upload', 'size' => 3694, 'attempt' => 1, 'flow_path' => 'standard', 'acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled' => 'false', 'use_alternate_sdk' => anything, 'acuant_version' => anything },
       'IdV: doc auth image upload form submitted' => { success: true, errors: {}, attempts: 1, remaining_attempts: 3, user_id: user.uuid, flow_path: 'standard' },
       'IdV: doc auth image upload vendor submitted' => hash_including(success: true, flow_path: 'standard', attention_with_barcode: true, doc_auth_result: 'Attention'),
       'IdV: verify in person troubleshooting option clicked' => { flow_path: 'standard' },
diff --git a/spec/services/idv/steps/document_capture_step_spec.rb b/spec/services/idv/steps/document_capture_step_spec.rb
index 34fd1816c1c..574d372998a 100644
--- a/spec/services/idv/steps/document_capture_step_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/idv/steps/document_capture_step_spec.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
     end
   end
 
+  let(:default_sdk_version) { IdentityConfig.store.idv_acuant_sdk_version_default }
+  let(:alternate_sdk_version) { IdentityConfig.store.idv_acuant_sdk_version_alternate }
+
   subject(:step) do
     Idv::Steps::DocumentCaptureStep.new(flow)
   end
@@ -54,6 +57,33 @@
   end
 
   describe '#extra_view_variables' do
+    context 'with acuant sdk upgrade A/B testing disabled' do
+      let(:session_uuid) { SecureRandom.uuid }
+
+      before do
+        allow(IdentityConfig.store).
+          to receive(:idv_acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled).
+          and_return(false)
+
+        flow.flow_session[:document_capture_session_uuid] = session_uuid
+      end
+
+      context 'and A/B test specifies the older acuant version' do
+        before do
+          stub_const(
+            'AbTests::ACUANT_SDK',
+            FakeAbTestBucket.new.tap { |ab| ab.assign(session_uuid => 0) },
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'passes correct variables and acuant version when older is specified' do
+          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled]).to eq(false)
+          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:use_alternate_sdk]).to eq(false)
+          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:acuant_version]).to eq(default_sdk_version)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'with acuant sdk upgrade A/B testing enabled' do
       let(:session_uuid) { SecureRandom.uuid }
 
@@ -69,14 +99,14 @@
         before do
           stub_const(
             'AbTests::ACUANT_SDK',
-            FakeAbTestBucket.new.tap { |ab| ab.assign(session_uuid => :use_newer_sdk) },
+            FakeAbTestBucket.new.tap { |ab| ab.assign(session_uuid => :use_alternate_sdk) },
           )
         end
 
         it 'passes correct variables and acuant version when newer is specified' do
           expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled]).to eq(true)
-          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:use_newer_sdk]).to eq(true)
-          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:acuant_version]).to eq('11.7.1')
+          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:use_alternate_sdk]).to eq(true)
+          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:acuant_version]).to eq(alternate_sdk_version)
         end
       end
 
@@ -90,8 +120,8 @@
 
         it 'passes correct variables and acuant version when older is specified' do
           expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled]).to eq(true)
-          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:use_newer_sdk]).to eq(false)
-          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:acuant_version]).to eq('11.7.0')
+          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:use_alternate_sdk]).to eq(false)
+          expect(subject.extra_view_variables[:acuant_version]).to eq(default_sdk_version)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/views/idv/shared/_document_capture.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/idv/shared/_document_capture.html.erb_spec.rb
index d7653696839..a4563c01318 100644
--- a/spec/views/idv/shared/_document_capture.html.erb_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/idv/shared/_document_capture.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   let(:front_image_upload_url) { nil }
   let(:back_image_upload_url) { nil }
   let(:acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled) { false }
-  let(:use_newer_sdk) { false }
+  let(:use_alternate_sdk) { false }
   let(:acuant_version) { '11.7.1' }
 
   before do
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       front_image_upload_url: front_image_upload_url,
       back_image_upload_url: back_image_upload_url,
       acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled: acuant_sdk_upgrade_a_b_testing_enabled,
-      use_newer_sdk: use_newer_sdk,
+      use_alternate_sdk: use_alternate_sdk,
       acuant_version: acuant_version,
     }
   end