diff --git a/jenkins.sh b/jenkins.sh
index c58ad473..6c5f650a 100755
--- a/jenkins.sh
+++ b/jenkins.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
+git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null; git describe --exact-match 2>/dev/null; git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null; 
+
 set -ex
 
 (cd event-schemas/ && ./check_examples.py)
@@ -15,3 +17,4 @@ go get gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1
 
 (cd scripts/continuserv && go build)
 (cd scripts/speculator && go build)
+