diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/FloodgatePlatform.java b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/FloodgatePlatform.java
index 051c37dd..d63fee1a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/FloodgatePlatform.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/FloodgatePlatform.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import org.geysermc.floodgate.link.PlayerLinkLoader;
 import org.geysermc.floodgate.module.ConfigLoadedModule;
 import org.geysermc.floodgate.module.PostInitializeModule;
 import org.geysermc.floodgate.news.NewsChecker;
+import org.geysermc.floodgate.util.FloodgateInfoHolder;
+import org.geysermc.floodgate.util.GitProperties;
 import org.geysermc.floodgate.util.PrefixCheckTask;
 import org.geysermc.floodgate.util.TimeSyncerHolder;
 
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ public class FloodgatePlatform {
     private FloodgateConfig config;
     private Injector guice;
 
+    @Inject
+    private GitProperties properties;
+
     @Inject
     public FloodgatePlatform(
             FloodgateApi api,
@@ -102,6 +107,11 @@ public class FloodgatePlatform {
         TimeSyncerHolder.init();
 
         InstanceHolder.set(api, link, this.injector, packetHandlers, handshakeHandlers, KEY);
+
+        // for Geyser dump
+        FloodgateInfoHolder.setGitProperties(properties.getProperties());
+
+        guice.getInstance(NewsChecker.class).start();
     }
 
     public boolean enable(Module... postInitializeModules) {
@@ -124,7 +134,6 @@ public class FloodgatePlatform {
 
         PrefixCheckTask.checkAndExecuteDelayed(config, logger);
 
-        guice.getInstance(NewsChecker.class).start();
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/module/CommonModule.java b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/module/CommonModule.java
index 344cbe1b..dc858ad5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/module/CommonModule.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/module/CommonModule.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import org.geysermc.floodgate.player.FloodgateHandshakeHandler;
 import org.geysermc.floodgate.pluginmessage.PluginMessageManager;
 import org.geysermc.floodgate.skin.SkinApplier;
 import org.geysermc.floodgate.skin.SkinUploadManager;
+import org.geysermc.floodgate.util.GitProperties;
 import org.geysermc.floodgate.util.LanguageManager;
 
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
@@ -175,11 +176,27 @@ public class CommonModule extends AbstractModule {
 
     @Provides
     @Singleton
-    public NewsChecker newsChecker(CommandUtil commandUtil, FloodgateLogger logger) {
+    public GitProperties gitProperties() {
+        return new GitProperties();
+    }
+
+    @Provides
+    @Singleton
+    public NewsChecker newsChecker(
+            CommandUtil commandUtil,
+            FloodgateLogger logger,
+            GitProperties properties) {
         // will be loaded after enabling, so we can use the link instance in InstanceHolder
         PlayerLink link = InstanceHolder.getPlayerLink();
         logger.info(link.getName());
-        return new NewsChecker(link, commandUtil, logger, null, -1);
+
+        String branch = properties.getProperty("git.branch");
+        String build = properties.getProperty("git.build.number");
+        int buildNumber = -1;
+        if (build != null) {
+            buildNumber = Integer.parseInt(build);
+        }
+        return new NewsChecker(link, commandUtil, logger, branch, buildNumber);
     }
 
     @Provides
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/news/NewsChecker.java b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/news/NewsChecker.java
index ceb61c35..a93c951f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/news/NewsChecker.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/news/NewsChecker.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class NewsChecker {
                 return;
             }
 
-            String fullDatabaseName = Constants.NEWS_PROJECT_NAME + link.getName();
+            String fullDatabaseName = Constants.NEWS_PROJECT_NAME + '/' + link.getName();
             if (!fullDatabaseName.equals(item.getProject())) {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/GitProperties.java b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/GitProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66d33b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/GitProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019-2021 GeyserMC. http://geysermc.org
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * @author GeyserMC
+ * @link https://github.com/GeyserMC/Floodgate
+ */
+
+package org.geysermc.floodgate.util;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+public class GitProperties {
+    private final Properties properties;
+
+    public GitProperties() {
+        properties = Utils.readProperties("git.properties");
+    }
+
+    public Properties getProperties() {
+        return properties;
+    }
+
+    public Object get(Object key) {
+        return properties.get(key);
+    }
+
+    public String getProperty(String key) {
+        return properties.getProperty(key);
+    }
+
+    public String getProperty(String key, String defaultValue) {
+        return properties.getProperty(key, defaultValue);
+    }
+
+    public Object getOrDefault(Object key, Object defaultValue) {
+        return properties.getOrDefault(key, defaultValue);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/Utils.java b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/Utils.java
index 07c0c5c3..0871c920 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/Utils.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/Utils.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -84,6 +85,16 @@ public class Utils {
         return new BufferedReader(reader);
     }
 
+    public static Properties readProperties(String resourceFile) {
+        Properties properties = new Properties();
+        try (InputStream is = Utils.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(resourceFile)) {
+            properties.load(is);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return properties;
+    }
+
     public static String getLocale(Locale locale) {
         return locale.getLanguage() + "_" + locale.getCountry();
     }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 708e053d..64e61093 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,41 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>4.0.0</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>get-the-git-infos</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>revision</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <generateGitPropertiesFile>true</generateGitPropertiesFile>
+          <generateGitPropertiesFilename>${project.build.outputDirectory}/git.properties</generateGitPropertiesFilename>
+          <format>properties</format>
+          <failOnNoGitDirectory>false</failOnNoGitDirectory>
+          <failOnUnableToExtractRepoInfo>false</failOnUnableToExtractRepoInfo>
+          <runOnlyOnce>false</runOnlyOnce>
+          <verbose>true</verbose>
+          <skipPoms>false</skipPoms>
+          <excludeProperties>
+            <excludeProperty>git.user.*</excludeProperty>
+            <excludeProperty>git.*.user.*</excludeProperty>
+            <excludeProperty>git.closest.*</excludeProperty>
+            <excludeProperty>git.commit.id.describe</excludeProperty>
+            <excludeProperty>git.commit.id.describe-short</excludeProperty>
+            <excludeProperty>git.commit.message.short</excludeProperty>
+          </excludeProperties>
+          <commitIdGenerationMode>flat</commitIdGenerationMode>
+          <gitDescribe>
+            <always>true</always>
+          </gitDescribe>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>