diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 3d24b418..d7d1e071 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = git-revision.h
 git-revision.h : Makefile
-	echo \#define GIT_REVISION \"`git log -n 1 --pretty=format:"%ad - %h"`\" > include/git-revision.h
+	sh git_revision.sh ./include git-revision.h
 
 if PNEXUS_ENABLED
   PNEXUSDIRS = external/nexus
diff --git a/src/any2many.cpp b/src/any2many.cpp
index 0fb896fa..9de7779d 100644
--- a/src/any2many.cpp
+++ b/src/any2many.cpp
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       any2many_syntax();
     else if (strstr(argv[1], "--v")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-      cout << endl << "any2many version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "any2many version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #else
-      cout << endl << "any2many git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "any2many git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #endif
     } else {
       any2many_syntax();
diff --git a/src/dump_header.cpp b/src/dump_header.cpp
index 74d6a64b..b68d2e9d 100644
--- a/src/dump_header.cpp
+++ b/src/dump_header.cpp
@@ -762,9 +762,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       return 0;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--version") || !strcmp(argv[i], "-v")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-      cout << endl << "dump_header: version " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "dump_header version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #else
-      cout << endl << "dump_header: git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "dump_header git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #endif
       return 0;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-rn") || !strcmp(argv[i], "--runNo")) {
diff --git a/src/git_revision.sh b/src/git_revision.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5c706d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/git_revision.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Generating header for git hash" $1 $2
+GIT_HEADER="$1/$2"
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+        GIT_HEADER="$1/git-revision.h"
+fi
+
+GIT_BRANCH=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
+
+GIT_VERSION=`git log -n 1 --pretty=format:"%ad - %h"`
+if grep --quiet "$GIT_VERSION" $GIT_HEADER; then
+        echo "No need to generate new $GIT_HEADER - git hash is unchanged"
+        exit 0;
+fi
+
+echo "git branch is  : " $GIT_BRANCH
+echo "git version is : " $GIT_VERSION
+
+echo "#ifndef GIT_VERSION_H" > $GIT_HEADER
+echo "#define GIT_VERSION_H" >> $GIT_HEADER
+echo "" >> $GIT_HEADER
+echo "#define GIT_BRANCH \"$GIT_BRANCH\"" >> $GIT_HEADER
+echo "#define GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 \"$GIT_VERSION\"" >> $GIT_HEADER
+echo "" >> $GIT_HEADER
+echo "#endif //GIT_VERSION_H" >> $GIT_HEADER
+
+echo "file is generated into" $GIT_HEADER
diff --git a/src/msr2data.cpp b/src/msr2data.cpp
index 79a95b09..2560d30e 100644
--- a/src/msr2data.cpp
+++ b/src/msr2data.cpp
@@ -516,9 +516,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       return 0;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--version")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-      cout << endl << "msr2data version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "msr2data version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #else
-      cout << endl << "msr2data git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "msr2data git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #endif
       return 0;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/musrFT.cpp b/src/musrFT.cpp
index 85ca609f..d3dd0905 100644
--- a/src/musrFT.cpp
+++ b/src/musrFT.cpp
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ Int_t musrFT_parse_options(Int_t argc, Char_t *argv[], musrFT_startup_param &sta
     tstr = argv[i];
     if (tstr.BeginsWith("--version")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-      cout << endl << "musrFT version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrFT version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #else
-      cout << endl << "musrFT git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrFT git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #endif
       return 1;
     } else if (tstr.BeginsWith("--help")) {
diff --git a/src/musrRootValidation.cpp b/src/musrRootValidation.cpp
index eb551442..e6555e5c 100644
--- a/src/musrRootValidation.cpp
+++ b/src/musrRootValidation.cpp
@@ -575,9 +575,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   } else if (argc==2) {
     if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--version")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-      cout << endl << "musrRootValidation version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrRootValidation version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #else
-      cout << endl << "musrRootValidation git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrRootValidation git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #endif
       return 0;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/musredit/main.cpp b/src/musredit/main.cpp
index 8948dca1..950b6682 100644
--- a/src/musredit/main.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit/main.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
       cout << endl << endl;
       return 0;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--version") || !strcmp(argv[1], "-v")) {
-      cout << endl << "musredit git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION;
+      cout << endl << "musredit git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1;
       cout << endl << endl;
       return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/PMusrEditAbout.cpp b/src/musredit_qt5/PMusrEditAbout.cpp
index 614b9610..f918ed9e 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/PMusrEditAbout.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/PMusrEditAbout.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ PMusrEditAbout::PMusrEditAbout(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags f) : QDialog(par
 {
   setupUi(this);
 
-  fGitRev_label->setText(QString("git: %1").arg(GIT_REVISION));
+  fGitBranch_label->setText(QString("git-branch: %1").arg(GIT_BRANCH));
+  fGitRev_label->setText(QString("git-rev: %1").arg(GIT_CURRENT_SHA1));
 
   setModal(true);
 }
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musredit_qt5/PTextEdit.cpp
index 2dff05f1..ff256bed 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "PDumpOutputHandler.h"
 #include "PPrefsDialog.h"
 #include "PGetMusrFTOptionsDialog.h"
-//#include "PGetDefaultDialog.h"
 #include "PMusrEditAbout.h"
 #include "PMsr2DataDialog.h"
 
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/forms/PMusrEditAbout.ui b/src/musredit_qt5/forms/PMusrEditAbout.ui
index 4917bf82..0b5849cb 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/forms/PMusrEditAbout.ui
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/forms/PMusrEditAbout.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>395</width>
-    <height>187</height>
+    <height>202</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
   <widget class="QWidget" name="">
    <property name="geometry">
     <rect>
-     <x>12</x>
-     <y>12</y>
+     <x>13</x>
+     <y>13</y>
      <width>371</width>
-     <height>161</height>
+     <height>181</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
@@ -46,6 +46,23 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
+    <item>
+     <widget class="QLabel" name="fGitBranch_label">
+      <property name="font">
+       <font>
+        <weight>75</weight>
+        <italic>true</italic>
+        <bold>true</bold>
+       </font>
+      </property>
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:600; font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;git-branch: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+      </property>
+      <property name="alignment">
+       <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
     <item>
      <widget class="QLabel" name="fGitRev_label">
       <property name="font">
@@ -56,7 +73,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
        </font>
       </property>
       <property name="text">
-       <string>git:</string>
+       <string>git-rev:</string>
       </property>
       <property name="alignment">
        <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/main.cpp b/src/musredit_qt5/main.cpp
index 8948dca1..950b6682 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/main.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/main.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
       cout << endl << endl;
       return 0;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--version") || !strcmp(argv[1], "-v")) {
-      cout << endl << "musredit git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION;
+      cout << endl << "musredit git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1;
       cout << endl << endl;
       return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/musrfit.cpp b/src/musrfit.cpp
index 10264fe1..0aee41cd 100644
--- a/src/musrfit.cpp
+++ b/src/musrfit.cpp
@@ -457,9 +457,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   if (argc == 2) {
     if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--version")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-      cout << endl << "musrfit version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrfit version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #else
-      cout << endl << "musrfit git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrfit git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #endif
       return PMUSR_SUCCESS;
     }
diff --git a/src/musrt0.cpp b/src/musrt0.cpp
index 197e60b7..e354ba97 100644
--- a/src/musrt0.cpp
+++ b/src/musrt0.cpp
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ Int_t main(Int_t argc, Char_t *argv[])
   for (int i=1; i<argc; i++) {
     if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--version")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-      cout << endl << ">> musrt0 version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrt0 version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #else
-      cout << endl << ">> musrt0 git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrt0 git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #endif
       return PMUSR_SUCCESS;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--help")) {
diff --git a/src/musrview.cpp b/src/musrview.cpp
index cc0d947b..0c0da86b 100644
--- a/src/musrview.cpp
+++ b/src/musrview.cpp
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       }
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--version")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-      cout << endl << "musrview version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrview version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #else
-      cout << endl << "musrview git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "musrview git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #endif
       return PMUSR_SUCCESS;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--help")) {
diff --git a/src/write_musrRoot_runHeader.cpp b/src/write_musrRoot_runHeader.cpp
index b5c5380d..363cddf0 100644
--- a/src/write_musrRoot_runHeader.cpp
+++ b/src/write_musrRoot_runHeader.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--version")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-    cout << endl << "write_musrRoot_runHeader version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "write_musrRoot_runHeader version: " << PACKAGE_VERSION << ", git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #else
-    cout << endl << "write_musrRoot_runHeader git-rev: " << GIT_REVISION << endl << endl;
+      cout << endl << "write_musrRoot_runHeader git-branch: " << GIT_BRANCH << ", git-rev: " << GIT_CURRENT_SHA1 << endl << endl;
 #endif
     return 0;
   }