diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 6245f2b03caf..b3c7ba974b50 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ ENV VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_HASH="Unknown"
 ARG VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_MESSAGE
 ENV VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_MESSAGE="Unknown"
 
+ARG VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_DATE
+ENV VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_DATE="Unknown"
+
 COPY . /usr/src/dispatch/
 RUN YARN_CACHE_FOLDER="$(mktemp -d)" \
   && export YARN_CACHE_FOLDER \
diff --git a/src/dispatch/cli.py b/src/dispatch/cli.py
index 1129f79164e8..44cd993c8dcd 100644
--- a/src/dispatch/cli.py
+++ b/src/dispatch/cli.py
@@ -820,11 +820,40 @@ def run_server(log_level):
     os.environ["LOG_LEVEL"] = log_level.upper()
     if not os.path.isdir(config.STATIC_DIR):
         import atexit
+        import subprocess
         from subprocess import Popen
 
         # take our frontend vars and export them for the frontend to consume
         envvars = os.environ.copy()
         envvars.update({x: getattr(config, x) for x in dir(config) if x.startswith("VITE_")})
+
+        # Add git commit information for development
+        try:
+            commit_hash = subprocess.check_output(
+                ["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"], cwd=".", stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+            ).decode("utf-8").strip()
+            envvars["VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_HASH"] = commit_hash
+        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            # If git is not available or not in a git repo, use a default value
+            envvars["VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_HASH"] = "dev-local"
+
+        try:
+            commit_message = subprocess.check_output(
+                ["git", "log", "-1", "--pretty=%B"], cwd=".", stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+            ).decode("utf-8").strip()
+            envvars["VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_MESSAGE"] = commit_message
+        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            # If git is not available or not in a git repo, use a default value
+            envvars["VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_MESSAGE"] = "Development build"
+
+        try:
+            commit_date = subprocess.check_output(
+                ["git", "log", "-1", "--pretty=%cd", "--date=short"], cwd=".", stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+            ).decode("utf-8").strip()
+            envvars["VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_DATE"] = commit_date
+        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            # If git is not available or not in a git repo, use a default value
+            envvars["VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_DATE"] = "Unknown"
         is_windows = os.name == "nt"
         windows_cmds = ["cmd", "/c"]
         default_cmds = ["npm", "run", "serve"]
diff --git a/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/src/app/store.js b/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/src/app/store.js
index 22c2187d981f..86bafc01edf3 100644
--- a/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/src/app/store.js
+++ b/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/src/app/store.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const getDefaultRefreshState = () => {
 
 const latestCommitHash = import.meta.env.VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_HASH
 const latestCommitMessage = import.meta.env.VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_MESSAGE
+const latestCommitDate = import.meta.env.VITE_DISPATCH_COMMIT_DATE
 
 const state = {
   toggleDrawer: true,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ const state = {
   },
   loading: false,
   currentVersion: latestCommitHash,
+  currentVersionDate: latestCommitDate,
 }
 
 const getters = {
@@ -36,14 +38,21 @@ const actions = {
     commit("SET_LOADING", value)
   },
   showCommitMessage({ commit }) {
-    commit(
-      "notification_backend/addBeNotification",
-      {
-        text: `Hash: ${latestCommitHash} | Message: ${latestCommitMessage}`,
-        type: "success",
-      },
-      { root: true }
-    )
+    if (latestCommitHash && latestCommitHash !== "Unknown" && latestCommitHash !== "dev-local") {
+      // Open GitHub commit URL in a new tab
+      const githubUrl = `https://github.com/Netflix/dispatch/commit/${latestCommitHash}`
+      window.open(githubUrl, "_blank")
+    } else {
+      // Fallback to showing notification for local development or unknown commits
+      commit(
+        "notification_backend/addBeNotification",
+        {
+          text: `Hash: ${latestCommitHash} | Message: ${latestCommitMessage}`,
+          type: "success",
+        },
+        { root: true }
+      )
+    }
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/src/components/AppToolbar.vue b/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/src/components/AppToolbar.vue
index 82e46655f446..5825541b9a3b 100644
--- a/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/src/components/AppToolbar.vue
+++ b/src/dispatch/static/dispatch/src/components/AppToolbar.vue
@@ -47,11 +47,17 @@
             />
             <v-list-item
               v-if="currentVersion()"
-              @click="showCommitMessage"
-              append-icon="mdi-page-next-outline"
+              :href="`https://github.com/Netflix/dispatch/commit/${currentVersion()}`"
+              target="_blank"
+              append-icon="mdi-open-in-new"
             >
               <v-list-item-title>
-                Current version: {{ formatHash(currentVersion()) }}
+                Current version: {{ formatHash(currentVersion())
+                }}{{
+                  currentVersionDate() && currentVersionDate() !== "Unknown"
+                    ? ` (${currentVersionDate()})`
+                    : ""
+                }}
               </v-list-item-title>
             </v-list-item>
           </v-list>
@@ -230,7 +236,7 @@ export default {
       })
     },
     ...mapState("auth", ["currentUser"]),
-    ...mapState("app", ["currentVersion"]),
+    ...mapState("app", ["currentVersion", "currentVersionDate"]),
     ...mapActions("auth", ["logout", "getExperimentalFeatures"]),
     ...mapActions("search", ["setQuery"]),
     ...mapActions("organization", ["showCreateEditDialog"]),