diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5588c490..6839d2e0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "python_gardenlinux_lib"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 description = "Contains tools to work with the features directory of gardenlinux, for example deducting dependencies from feature sets or validating cnames"
 authors = ["Garden Linux Maintainers <contact@gardenlinux.io>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/__init__.py b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/__init__.py
index e69de29b..fc1d800f 100644
--- a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from .git import Git
+from .version import Version
+
+__all__ = ["Git", "Version"]
diff --git a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/features/parse_features.py b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/features/parse_features.py
index 5c6239cc..e42234c7 100644
--- a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/features/parse_features.py
+++ b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/features/parse_features.py
@@ -140,6 +140,21 @@ def get_features_dict(cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str) -> dict:
     return features_by_type
 
 
+def get_features_list(cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str) -> list:
+    """
+    :param str cname: the target cname to get the feature dict for
+    :param str gardenlinux_root: path of garden linux src root
+    :return: list of features for a given cname
+
+    """
+    feature_base_dir = f"{gardenlinux_root}/features"
+    input_features = __reverse_cname_base(cname)
+    feature_graph = read_feature_files(feature_base_dir)
+    graph = filter_graph(feature_graph, input_features)
+    features = __reverse_sort_nodes(graph)
+    return features
+
+
 def get_features(cname: str, gardenlinux_root: str) -> str:
     """
     :param str cname: the target cname to get the feature set for
diff --git a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/git/__init__.py b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/git/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9dea2260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/git/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .git import Git
+
+__all__ = ["Git"]
diff --git a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/git/git.py b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/git/git.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ef1d77cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/git/git.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+from ..logger import LoggerSetup
+
+
+class Git:
+    """Git operations handler."""
+
+    def __init__(self, logger=None):
+        """Initialize Git handler.
+
+        Args:
+            logger: Optional logger instance
+        """
+        self.log = logger or LoggerSetup.get_logger("gardenlinux.git")
+
+    def get_root(self):
+        """Get the root directory of the current Git repository."""
+        try:
+            root_dir = subprocess.check_output(
+                ["git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], text=True
+            ).strip()
+            self.log.debug(f"Git root directory: {root_dir}")
+            return Path(root_dir)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            self.log.error(
+                "Not a git repository or unable to determine root directory."
+            )
+            self.log.debug(f"Git command failed with: {e}")
+            sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/logger.py b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a57d2cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import logging
+
+
+class LoggerSetup:
+    """Handles logging configuration for the gardenlinux library."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_logger(name, level=None):
+        """Create and configure a logger.
+
+        Args:
+            name: Name for the logger, typically in format 'gardenlinux.module'
+            level: Logging level, defaults to INFO if not specified
+
+        Returns:
+            Configured logger instance
+        """
+        logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+
+        # Only add handler if none exists to prevent duplicate handlers
+        if not logger.handlers:
+            handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+            formatter = logging.Formatter("%(levelname)s: %(message)s")
+            handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+            logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+            # Set default level if specified
+            if level is not None:
+                logger.setLevel(level)
+            else:
+                logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+        return logger
diff --git a/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/version.py b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a789ebb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python_gardenlinux_lib/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import re
+import subprocess
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import requests
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from .logger import LoggerSetup
+from .features.parse_features import get_features
+
+
+class Version:
+    """Handles version-related operations for Garden Linux."""
+
+    def __init__(self, git_root: Path, logger=None):
+        """Initialize Version handler.
+
+        Args:
+            git_root: Path to the Git repository root
+            logger: Optional logger instance
+        """
+        self.git_root = git_root
+        self.log = logger or LoggerSetup.get_logger("gardenlinux.version")
+        self.start_date = "Mar 31 00:00:00 UTC 2020"
+
+    def get_minor_from_repo(self, major):
+        """Check repo.gardenlinux.io for highest available suite minor for given major.
+
+        Args:
+            major: major version
+        Returns:
+            minor version
+        """
+        minor = 0
+        limit = 100  # Hard limit the search
+        repo_url = f"https://repo.gardenlinux.io/gardenlinux/dists/{major}.{{}}/Release"
+
+        while minor <= limit:
+            try:
+                check_url = repo_url.format(minor)
+                response = requests.get(check_url)
+                if response.status_code != 200:
+                    # No more versions found, return last successful minor
+                    return minor - 1
+                minor += 1
+            except requests.RequestException as e:
+                self.log.debug(f"Error checking repo URL {check_url}: {e}")
+                return minor - 1
+
+        # If we hit the limit, return the last minor
+        return minor - 1
+
+    def get_version(self):
+        """Get version using same logic as garden-version bash script.
+
+        Args:
+            version: version string
+        Returns:
+            version string
+        """
+
+        try:
+            # Check VERSION file
+            version_file = self.git_root / "VERSION"
+            if version_file.exists():
+                version = version_file.read_text().strip()
+                # Remove comments and empty lines
+                version = re.sub(r"#.*$", "", version, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+                version = "\n".join(
+                    line for line in version.splitlines() if line.strip()
+                )
+                version = version.strip()
+            else:
+                version = "today"
+
+            if not version:
+                version = "today"
+
+            # Handle numeric versions (e.g., "27.1")
+            if re.match(r"^[0-9\.]*$", version):
+                major = version.split(".")[0]
+                if int(major) < 10000000:  # Sanity check for major version
+                    if "." in version:
+                        return version  # Return full version if minor is specified
+                    else:
+                        # Get latest minor version from repo
+                        minor = self.get_minor_from_repo(major)
+                        return f"{major}.{minor}"
+
+            # Handle 'today' or 'experimental'
+            if version in ["today", "experimental"]:
+                # Calculate days since start date
+                start_timestamp = datetime.strptime(
+                    self.start_date, "%b %d %H:%M:%S %Z %Y"
+                ).timestamp()
+                today_timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp()
+                major = int((today_timestamp - start_timestamp) / (24 * 60 * 60))
+                return version
+
+            # Handle date input
+            try:
+                # Try to parse as date
+                input_date = datetime.strptime(version, "%Y%m%d")
+                start_date = datetime.strptime(self.start_date, "%b %d %H:%M:%S %Z %Y")
+                days_diff = (input_date - start_date).days
+                return f"{days_diff}.0"
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+
+            return version
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log.error(f"Error determining version: {e}")
+            return "local"
+
+    def get_short_commit(self):
+        """Get short commit using same logic as the get_commit bash script.
+
+        Returns:
+            short commit string
+        """
+        try:
+            # Check if COMMIT file exists in git root
+            commit_file = self.git_root / "COMMIT"
+            if commit_file.exists():
+                return commit_file.read_text().strip()
+
+            # Check if git repo is clean
+            status_output = (
+                subprocess.check_output(
+                    ["git", "status", "--porcelain"], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+                )
+                .decode()
+                .strip()
+            )
+
+            if status_output:
+                self.log.info(f"git status:\n {status_output}")
+                # Dirty repo or not a git repo
+                return "local"
+            else:
+                # Clean repo - use git commit hash
+                return (
+                    subprocess.check_output(
+                        ["git", "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"],
+                        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    )
+                    .decode()
+                    .strip()
+                )
+
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            return "local"
+
+    def get_cname(self, platform, features, arch):
+        """Get canonical name (cname) for Garden Linux image.
+
+        Args:
+            platform: Platform identifier (e.g., 'kvm', 'aws')
+            features: List of features
+            arch: Architecture ('amd64' or 'arm64')
+
+        Returns:
+            Generated cname string
+        """
+        # Get version and commit
+        version = self.get_version()
+        commit = self.get_short_commit()
+
+        return f"{platform}-{features}-{arch}-{version}-{commit}"