diff --git a/chart2/source/tools/AxisHelper.cxx b/chart2/source/tools/AxisHelper.cxx
index aefa18b248b2..563f734142b1 100644
--- a/chart2/source/tools/AxisHelper.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/tools/AxisHelper.cxx
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ Reference< XChartType > AxisHelper::getFirstChartTypeWithSeriesAttachedToAxisInd
 
 bool AxisHelper::isAxisPositioningEnabled()
 {
-    const SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nCurrentVersion(SvtSaveOptions().GetODFSaneDefaultVersion());
+    const SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nCurrentVersion(GetODFSaneDefaultVersion());
     return nCurrentVersion >= SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012;
 }
 
diff --git a/chart2/source/tools/DiagramHelper.cxx b/chart2/source/tools/DiagramHelper.cxx
index 5805f929aebb..80a75f333d28 100644
--- a/chart2/source/tools/DiagramHelper.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/tools/DiagramHelper.cxx
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ bool DiagramHelper::switchDiagramPositioningToExcludingPositioning(
     ChartModel& rModel, bool bResetModifiedState, bool bConvertAlsoFromAutoPositioning )
 {
     //return true if something was changed
-    const SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nCurrentODFVersion(SvtSaveOptions().GetODFSaneDefaultVersion());
+    const SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nCurrentODFVersion(GetODFSaneDefaultVersion());
     if (SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012 < nCurrentODFVersion)
     {
         uno::Reference< css::chart::XDiagramPositioning > xDiagramPositioning( rModel.getFirstDiagram(), uno::UNO_QUERY );
diff --git a/include/unotools/saveopt.hxx b/include/unotools/saveopt.hxx
index d1e8f32af12b..0e16b683e914 100644
--- a/include/unotools/saveopt.hxx
+++ b/include/unotools/saveopt.hxx
@@ -141,8 +141,14 @@ public:
     ODFSaneDefaultVersion   GetODFSaneDefaultVersion() const;
 
     bool                IsReadOnly( EOption eOption ) const;
+
+    /** gets a sane default from the currently configured default */
+    static ODFSaneDefaultVersion  GetODFSaneDefaultVersion(ODFDefaultVersion eDefaultVersion);
 };
 
+/** lighter-weight version of the same method in SvtSaveOptions */
+UNOTOOLS_DLLPUBLIC SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
+
 #endif
 
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/annotations/annotationmanager.cxx b/sd/source/ui/annotations/annotationmanager.cxx
index 95e7bfb4b901..6da902023f3c 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/annotations/annotationmanager.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/annotations/annotationmanager.cxx
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ void AnnotationManagerImpl::GetAnnotationState(SfxItemSet& rSet)
     const bool bReadOnly = mrBase.GetDocShell()->IsReadOnly();
     const bool bWrongPageKind = (pCurrentPage == nullptr) || (pCurrentPage->GetPageKind() != PageKind::Standard);
 
-    const SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nCurrentODFVersion( SvtSaveOptions().GetODFSaneDefaultVersion() );
+    const SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nCurrentODFVersion( GetODFSaneDefaultVersion() );
 
     if (bReadOnly || bWrongPageKind || (nCurrentODFVersion <= SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012))
         rSet.DisableItem( SID_INSERT_POSTIT );
diff --git a/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlghelper.cxx b/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlghelper.cxx
index b9750c142967..939863816142 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlghelper.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlghelper.cxx
@@ -2699,7 +2699,7 @@ ErrCode RequestPassword(const std::shared_ptr<const SfxFilter>& pCurrentFilter,
         OString const utf8Pwd(OUStringToOString(pPasswordRequest->getPassword(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8));
         OString const utf8Ptm(OUStringToOString(pPasswordRequest->getPasswordToModify(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8));
         if (!(52 <= utf8Pwd.getLength() && utf8Pwd.getLength() <= 55
-                && SvtSaveOptions().GetODFSaneDefaultVersion() < SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012)
+                && GetODFSaneDefaultVersion() < SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012)
             && (52 > utf8Ptm.getLength() || utf8Ptm.getLength() > 55))
         {
             break;
diff --git a/sfx2/source/doc/objserv.cxx b/sfx2/source/doc/objserv.cxx
index 4d8b13e324ef..cdbb281916a7 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/doc/objserv.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/doc/objserv.cxx
@@ -1770,8 +1770,7 @@ bool SfxObjectShell::PrepareForSigning(weld::Window* pDialogParent)
     bool bHasSign = ( pImpl->nScriptingSignatureState != SignatureState::NOSIGNATURES || pImpl->nDocumentSignatureState != SignatureState::NOSIGNATURES );
 
     // the target ODF version on saving (only valid when signing ODF of course)
-    SvtSaveOptions aSaveOpt;
-    SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nVersion = aSaveOpt.GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
+    SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nVersion = GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
 
     // the document is not new and is not modified
     OUString aODFVersion(comphelper::OStorageHelper::GetODFVersionFromStorage(GetStorage()));
@@ -1952,8 +1951,7 @@ bool SfxObjectShell::SignDocumentContentUsingCertificate(const Reference<XCertif
     bool bHasSign = ( pImpl->nScriptingSignatureState != SignatureState::NOSIGNATURES || pImpl->nDocumentSignatureState != SignatureState::NOSIGNATURES );
 
     // the target ODF version on saving (only valid when signing ODF of course)
-    SvtSaveOptions aSaveOpt;
-    SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nVersion = aSaveOpt.GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
+    SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nVersion = GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
 
     // the document is not new and is not modified
     OUString aODFVersion(comphelper::OStorageHelper::GetODFVersionFromStorage(GetStorage()));
diff --git a/sfx2/source/doc/objstor.cxx b/sfx2/source/doc/objstor.cxx
index d30e52f25c03..4e3a66e51e20 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/doc/objstor.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/doc/objstor.cxx
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ void SfxObjectShell::SetupStorage( const uno::Reference< embed::XStorage >& xSto
     SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nDefVersion = SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_013;
     if (!utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
     {
-        SvtSaveOptions aSaveOpt;
-        nDefVersion = aSaveOpt.GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
+        nDefVersion = GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
     }
 
     // the default values, that should be used for ODF1.1 and older formats
@@ -977,8 +976,7 @@ bool SfxObjectShell::DoSave()
             SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nDefVersion = SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_013;
             if (!utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
             {
-                SvtSaveOptions aSaveOpt;
-                nDefVersion = aSaveOpt.GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
+                nDefVersion = GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
             }
             uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> const xProps(GetMedium()->GetStorage(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
             assert(xProps.is());
@@ -1187,8 +1185,7 @@ bool SfxObjectShell::SaveTo_Impl
         if ( bTryToPreserveScriptSignature )
         {
             // check that the storage format stays the same
-            SvtSaveOptions aSaveOpt;
-            SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nVersion = aSaveOpt.GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
+            SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion nVersion = GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
 
             OUString aODFVersion;
             try
diff --git a/svx/source/xml/xmlgrhlp.cxx b/svx/source/xml/xmlgrhlp.cxx
index 3a9279a96dcf..bdb453579224 100644
--- a/svx/source/xml/xmlgrhlp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/xml/xmlgrhlp.cxx
@@ -653,13 +653,15 @@ OUString SvXMLGraphicHelper::implSaveGraphic(css::uno::Reference<css::graphic::X
                 case GfxLinkType::NativeMet: aExtension = ".met"; break;
                 case GfxLinkType::NativePct: aExtension = ".pct"; break;
                 case GfxLinkType::NativeSvg:
+                {
                     // backward-compat kludge: since no released OOo
                     // version to date can handle svg properly, wrap it up
                     // into an svm. slight catch22 here, since strict ODF
                     // conformance _recommends_ svg - then again, most old
                     // ODF consumers are believed to be OOo
-                    if (SvtSaveOptions().GetODFSaneDefaultVersion() < SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012
-                        || SvtSaveOptions().GetODFSaneDefaultVersion() == SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012_EXT_COMPAT)
+                    auto nSaneVersion = GetODFSaneDefaultVersion();
+                    if ( nSaneVersion < SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012
+                        || nSaneVersion == SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012_EXT_COMPAT)
                     {
                         bUseGfxLink = false;
                         aExtension = ".svm";
@@ -669,6 +671,7 @@ OUString SvXMLGraphicHelper::implSaveGraphic(css::uno::Reference<css::graphic::X
                         aExtension = ".svg";
                     }
                     break;
+                }
                 case GfxLinkType::NativePdf: aExtension = ".pdf"; break;
 
                 default:
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/number.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/number.cxx
index 4522613f525c..9bd2f27283b9 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/number.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/number.cxx
@@ -1507,8 +1507,7 @@ namespace numfunc
             return SvxNumberFormat::LABEL_ALIGNMENT;
 
         SvxNumberFormat::SvxNumPositionAndSpaceMode ePosAndSpaceMode;
-        SvtSaveOptions aSaveOptions;
-        switch (aSaveOptions.GetODFSaneDefaultVersion())
+        switch (GetODFSaneDefaultVersion())
         {
             case SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_010:
             case SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_011:
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/saveopt.cxx b/unotools/source/config/saveopt.cxx
index 1fad334ddbca..58040c2eafae 100644
--- a/unotools/source/config/saveopt.cxx
+++ b/unotools/source/config/saveopt.cxx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <osl/diagnose.h>
 #include <osl/mutex.hxx>
 #include <officecfg/Office/Recovery.hxx>
+#include <officecfg/Office/Common.hxx>
 
 using namespace utl;
 using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
@@ -937,9 +938,25 @@ SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion SvtSaveOptions::GetODFDefaultVersion() const
     return (nRet == ODFVER_UNKNOWN) ? ODFVER_LATEST : nRet;
 }
 
+SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion GetODFSaneDefaultVersion()
+{
+    sal_Int16 nTmp = officecfg::Office::Common::Save::ODF::DefaultVersion::get();
+    SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion eODFDefaultVersion;
+    if( nTmp == 3 )
+        eODFDefaultVersion = SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_LATEST;
+    else
+        eODFDefaultVersion = SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion( nTmp );
+    return SvtSaveOptions::GetODFSaneDefaultVersion(eODFDefaultVersion);
+}
+
 SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion SvtSaveOptions::GetODFSaneDefaultVersion() const
 {
-    switch (pImp->pSaveOpt->GetODFDefaultVersion())
+    return GetODFSaneDefaultVersion(pImp->pSaveOpt->GetODFDefaultVersion());
+}
+
+SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion SvtSaveOptions::GetODFSaneDefaultVersion(ODFDefaultVersion eODFDefaultVersion)
+{
+    switch (eODFDefaultVersion)
     {
         default:
             assert(!"map new ODFDefaultVersion to ODFSaneDefaultVersion");