diff --git a/status.sh b/status.sh
index dbb7749..bd38ce1 100755
--- a/status.sh
+++ b/status.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ set -u
 # DEBUG
 #set -x
 
+
+_git_info() {
+        d="${1}"
+
+        cd ${d}
+        # src https://ma.ttias.be/pretty-git-log-in-one-line/
+        commit_info="$(git log --pretty=format:'[%ci] %h %an: %s' -n 1)"
+        cd - >/dev/null
+        d_name="$(basename "${d}")"
+}
+
 main() {
 
         cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
@@ -12,6 +23,9 @@ main() {
                           | grep -E 'pilot|instance' \
                           | cut -d'_' -f3
                           )"
+        _git_info ./ssikit_trustchain
+        printf -- "%-31s | commit: %s\n" "${d_name}" "${commit_info}"
+        printf -- "  note: outdated ssikit_trustchain version could be present on any instance. Hence, this only relevant for new or fresh builds\n\n"
         for i in ${instances}; do
                 dirs="$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d \
                           | grep -E 'pilot|instance' \
@@ -19,12 +33,8 @@ main() {
                           )"
                 echo "- ${i}"
                 for d in ${dirs}; do
-                        cd ${d}
-                        # src https://ma.ttias.be/pretty-git-log-in-one-line/
-                        commit_info="$(git log --pretty=format:'[%ci] %h %an: %s' -n 1)"
-                        cd - >/dev/null
-                        d_name="$(basename "${d}")"
-                        printf "    - %-25s | commit: %s\n" "${d_name}" "${commit_info}"
+                        _git_info "${d}"
+                        printf -- "    - %-25s | commit: %s\n" "${d_name}" "${commit_info}"
                 done
         done
 }