diff --git a/coordinator/build.sbt b/coordinator/build.sbt
index d1a4eb62..7029161e 100644
--- a/coordinator/build.sbt
+++ b/coordinator/build.sbt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ assembly/mainClass := Some("com.socrata.datacoordinator.Launch")
 
 enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin)
 
-buildInfoKeys := Seq[BuildInfoKey](name, version, scalaVersion, sbtVersion)
+buildInfoKeys := Seq[BuildInfoKey](name, version, scalaVersion, sbtVersion,git.gitHeadCommit)
 
 buildInfoPackage := "com.socrata.datacoordinator"
 
diff --git a/project/build.sbt b/project/build.sbt
index cf123c8d..dc9b3aae 100644
--- a/project/build.sbt
+++ b/project/build.sbt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-buildinfo" % "0.9.0")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.1.0")
 
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-git" % "2.0.0")
+
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.rojoma" %% "rojoma-json-v3" % "3.9.1",
   "com.rojoma" %% "simple-arm-v2" % "2.1.0",