diff --git a/requirements-base.txt b/requirements-base.txt
index 519060224af0a7..143e22ca48efee 100644
--- a/requirements-base.txt
+++ b/requirements-base.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 --index-url https://pypi.devinfra.sentry.io/simple
 
+anton-testing-deleteme-123==3.0.0a1
 beautifulsoup4>=4.7.1
 boto3>=1.34.128
 botocore>=1.34.8
diff --git a/requirements-dev-frozen.txt b/requirements-dev-frozen.txt
index e0ee3093baa450..50c55683a9bec5 100644
--- a/requirements-dev-frozen.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev-frozen.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 --index-url https://pypi.devinfra.sentry.io/simple
 
 amqp==5.3.1
+anton-testing-deleteme-123==3.0.0a1
 anyio==3.7.1
 asgiref==3.8.1
 attrs==24.2.0
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ cryptography==44.0.1
 cssselect==1.0.3
 cssutils==2.9.0
 datadog==0.49.1
+deprecated==1.2.18
 devservices==1.1.5
 distlib==0.3.8
 distro==1.8.0
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ httpx==0.25.2
 hyperframe==6.1.0
 identify==2.6.1
 idna==3.7
+importlib-metadata==8.6.1
 inflection==0.5.1
 iniconfig==1.1.1
 iso3166==2.1.1
@@ -114,6 +117,9 @@ openapi-core==0.18.2
 openapi-pydantic==0.4.0
 openapi-schema-validator==0.6.2
 openapi-spec-validator==0.7.1
+opentelemetry-api==1.33.1
+opentelemetry-sdk==1.33.1
+opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.54b1
 orjson==3.10.10
 outcome==1.2.0
 packaging==24.1
@@ -248,6 +254,7 @@ wheel==0.38.4
 wrapt==1.17.0
 wsproto==1.1.0
 xmlsec==1.3.14
+zipp==3.21.0
 zstandard==0.18.0
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
diff --git a/requirements-frozen.txt b/requirements-frozen.txt
index 16bc157de5f8a0..dd9f367852d07f 100644
--- a/requirements-frozen.txt
+++ b/requirements-frozen.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 --index-url https://pypi.devinfra.sentry.io/simple
 
 amqp==5.3.1
+anton-testing-deleteme-123==3.0.0a1
 anyio==3.7.1
 asgiref==3.8.1
 attrs==24.2.0
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ cryptography==44.0.1
 cssselect==1.0.3
 cssutils==2.9.0
 datadog==0.49.1
+deprecated==1.2.18
 distro==1.8.0
 django==5.2.1
 django-crispy-forms==1.14.0
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ httpcore==1.0.2
 httpx==0.25.2
 hyperframe==6.1.0
 idna==3.7
+importlib-metadata==8.6.1
 inflection==0.5.1
 iso3166==2.1.1
 isodate==0.6.1
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ mmh3==4.0.0
 msgpack==1.1.0
 oauthlib==3.1.0
 openai==1.3.5
+opentelemetry-api==1.33.1
+opentelemetry-sdk==1.33.1
+opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.54b1
 orjson==3.10.10
 packaging==24.1
 parsimonious==0.10.0
@@ -156,7 +162,9 @@ urllib3==2.2.2
 vine==5.1.0
 vroomrs==0.1.4
 wcwidth==0.2.10
+wrapt==1.17.2
 xmlsec==1.3.14
+zipp==3.21.0
 zstandard==0.18.0
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
diff --git a/src/sentry/api/endpoints/warmup.py b/src/sentry/api/endpoints/warmup.py
index d33192376f9238..0a86017d18cdd5 100644
--- a/src/sentry/api/endpoints/warmup.py
+++ b/src/sentry/api/endpoints/warmup.py
@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
-import django.contrib.messages.storage.fallback
-import django.contrib.sessions.serializers
-import django.db.models.sql.compiler  # NOQA
+import logging
+
+import sentry_sdk
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import translation
 from rest_framework.request import Request
 from rest_framework.response import Response
+from sentry_sdk.consts import VERSION as SDK_VERSION
 
-import sentry.identity.services.identity.impl  # NOQA
-import sentry.integrations.services.integration.impl  # NOQA
-import sentry.middleware.integrations.parsers.plugin  # NOQA
-import sentry.notifications.services.impl  # NOQA
-import sentry.sentry_apps.services.app.impl  # NOQA
-import sentry.users.services.user.impl  # NOQA
-import sentry.users.services.user_option.impl  # NOQA
 from sentry.api.api_owners import ApiOwner
 from sentry.api.api_publish_status import ApiPublishStatus
 from sentry.api.base import Endpoint, all_silo_endpoint
 from sentry.ratelimits.config import RateLimitConfig
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 @all_silo_endpoint
 class WarmupEndpoint(Endpoint):
@@ -30,6 +26,12 @@ class WarmupEndpoint(Endpoint):
     rate_limits = RateLimitConfig(group="INTERNAL")
 
     def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+        logger.warning("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx")
+        logger.warning(sentry_sdk)
+        logger.warning("yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy")
+        logger.warning(SDK_VERSION)
+        logger.warning("zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz")
+
         languages = [lang for lang, _ in settings.LANGUAGES]
         languages.append(settings.LANGUAGE_CODE)
 
diff --git a/src/sentry/metrics/minimetrics.py b/src/sentry/metrics/minimetrics.py
index 446b878d002bbb..e83ed2673ab41d 100644
--- a/src/sentry/metrics/minimetrics.py
+++ b/src/sentry/metrics/minimetrics.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 import sentry_sdk
-from sentry_sdk.metrics import metrics_noop
 from sentry_sdk.tracing import Span
 
 from sentry.metrics.base import MetricsBackend, Tags
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ def _attach_tags(span: Span, tags: Tags | None) -> None:
             span.set_data(tag_key, tag_value)
 
 
-@metrics_noop
 def _set_metric_on_span(key: str, value: float | int, op: str, tags: Tags | None = None) -> None:
     span_or_tx = sentry_sdk.get_current_span()
     if span_or_tx is None:
diff --git a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
index 770ebea943c40f..dbfa94365ece92 100644
--- a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
+++ b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
@@ -2367,6 +2367,11 @@
     default=False,
     flags=FLAG_AUTOMATOR_MODIFIABLE,
 )
+# Gradually roll out Python SDK alpha version for dogfooding
+# TODO-anton: set to a sane value
+register(
+    "sentry-sdk.use-python-sdk-alpha", default=1.0, type=Float, flags=FLAG_AUTOMATOR_MODIFIABLE
+)
 
 register(
     # Lists the shared resource ids we want to account usage for.
diff --git a/src/sentry/runner/commands/devserver.py b/src/sentry/runner/commands/devserver.py
index 5f5f23427df00a..b7b35caf9ab8d2 100644
--- a/src/sentry/runner/commands/devserver.py
+++ b/src/sentry/runner/commands/devserver.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from typing import NoReturn
 
 import click
-import sentry_sdk
 
 from sentry.runner.commands.devservices import get_docker_client
 from sentry.runner.decorators import configuration, log_options
@@ -174,6 +173,8 @@ def devserver(
     taskworker_scheduler: bool,
 ) -> NoReturn:
     "Starts a lightweight web server for development."
+    import sentry_sdk
+
     sentry_sdk.init(
         dsn=os.environ.get("SENTRY_DEVSERVICES_DSN", ""),
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
diff --git a/src/sentry/runner/initializer.py b/src/sentry/runner/initializer.py
index 2e5191fe35cd09..2f2e0ebf940b12 100644
--- a/src/sentry/runner/initializer.py
+++ b/src/sentry/runner/initializer.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import click
 from django.conf import settings
 
+from sentry.options.rollout import in_random_rollout
 from sentry.silo.patches.silo_aware_transaction_patch import patch_silo_aware_atomic
 from sentry.utils import warnings
 from sentry.utils.sdk import configure_sdk
@@ -373,6 +374,8 @@ def initialize_app(config: dict[str, Any], skip_service_validation: bool = False
 
     bind_cache_to_option_store()
 
+    redirect_imports_for_sentry_sdk_alpha()
+
     register_plugins(settings)
 
     initialize_receivers()
@@ -701,3 +704,45 @@ def import_grouptype() -> None:
     from sentry.issues.grouptype import import_grouptype
 
     import_grouptype()
+
+
+def redirect_imports_for_sentry_sdk_alpha():
+    """
+    Patch the Python import system to redirect imports of sentry_sdk to sentry_sdk_alpha based on a Sentry option.
+    This allows us to gradually roll out the alpha version of the SDK to a subset of users.
+    """
+
+    class ImportRedirector(importlib.abc.MetaPathFinder, importlib.abc.Loader):
+        def __init__(self, original_module, target_module):
+            self.original_module = original_module
+            self.target_module = target_module
+
+        def find_spec(self, fullname, path, target=None):
+            if fullname == self.original_module:
+                # Create a spec for the target module
+                spec = importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec(
+                    fullname,
+                    self,
+                    origin=f"redirected from {self.original_module} to {self.target_module}",
+                )
+                return spec
+            return None
+
+        def create_module(self, spec):
+            return importlib.import_module(self.target_module)
+
+        def exec_module(self, module):
+            pass
+
+    def redirect_import(original_module, target_module):
+        redirector = ImportRedirector(original_module, target_module)
+        sys.meta_path.insert(0, redirector)
+        # TODO: Not sure the original module should be deleted....
+        # iterating over a copy to be able to delete from the original
+        for cached_module in sys.modules.copy():
+            if cached_module.startswith(original_module):
+                # cleaning up cache if the module is already imported
+                del sys.modules[cached_module]
+
+    if in_random_rollout("sentry-sdk.use-python-sdk-alpha"):
+        redirect_import("sentry_sdk", "sentry_sdk_alpha")
diff --git a/src/sentry/utils/sdk.py b/src/sentry/utils/sdk.py
index 278cffd88af1f9..3d49d5b97a8419 100644
--- a/src/sentry/utils/sdk.py
+++ b/src/sentry/utils/sdk.py
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ def configure_sdk():
     """
     Setup and initialize the Sentry SDK.
     """
+    import sentry_sdk
+
     sdk_options, dsns = _get_sdk_options()
     if settings.SPOTLIGHT:
         sdk_options["spotlight"] = (
@@ -486,7 +488,7 @@ def flush(
             LoggingIntegration(event_level=None, sentry_logs_level=logging.INFO),
             RustInfoIntegration(),
             RedisIntegration(),
-            ThreadingIntegration(propagate_hub=True),
+            ThreadingIntegration(),
         ],
         **sdk_options,
     )