diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/PulsarService.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/PulsarService.java
index acba76ac118be..bca21ae476206 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/PulsarService.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/PulsarService.java
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ public void start() throws PulsarServerException {
         LOG.info("Starting Pulsar Broker service; version: '{}'",
                 (brokerVersion != null ? brokerVersion : "unknown"));
         LOG.info("Git Revision {}", PulsarVersion.getGitSha());
+        LOG.info("Git Branch {}", PulsarVersion.getGitBranch());
         LOG.info("Built by {} on {} at {}",
                 PulsarVersion.getBuildUser(),
                 PulsarVersion.getBuildHost(),
diff --git a/pulsar-common/src/main/java-templates/org/apache/pulsar/PulsarVersion.java b/pulsar-common/src/main/java-templates/org/apache/pulsar/PulsarVersion.java
index 07f97cd611e2b..e1e57e1909d7e 100644
--- a/pulsar-common/src/main/java-templates/org/apache/pulsar/PulsarVersion.java
+++ b/pulsar-common/src/main/java-templates/org/apache/pulsar/PulsarVersion.java
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public static String getGitSha() {
         }
     }
 
+    public static String getGitBranch() {
+        return "${git.branch}";
+    }
+
     public static String getBuildUser() {
         String email = "${git.build.user.email}";
         String name = "${git.build.user.name}";