diff --git a/status.sh b/status.sh
index 0193bac..4f604e2 100755
--- a/status.sh
+++ b/status.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ _git_info() {
         d="${1}"
 
         cd ${d}
+        # src https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6245570/how-do-i-get-the-current-branch-name-in-git/6245587#6245587
+        branch_info="$(git branch --show-current)"
         # src https://ma.ttias.be/pretty-git-log-in-one-line/
-        commit_info="$(git log --pretty=format:'[%ci] %h %an: %s' -n 1)"
+        commit_info="$(git log --pretty=format:'%H [%ci] %h %an: %s' -n 1)"
         cd - >/dev/null
         d_name="$(basename "${d}")"
 }
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ main() {
                           | sort -u
                           )"
         _git_info ./ssikit_trustchain
-        printf -- "%-31s | commit: %s\n" "${d_name}" "${commit_info}"
+        printf -- "%-31s | branch: %8s | commit: %s\n" "${d_name}" "${branch_info}" "${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         printf -- "  note: outdated ssikit_trustchain version could be present on any instance.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 \
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ main() {
                 echo "- ${i}"
                 for d in ${dirs}; do
                         _git_info "${d}"
-                        printf -- "    - %-25s | commit: %s\n" "${d_name}" "${commit_info}"
+                        printf -- "    - %-25s | branch: %-8s | commit: %s\n" "${d_name}" "${branch_info}" "${commit_info}"
                 done
         done
 }