diff --git a/deps.zig b/deps.zig
index c8d17080f29d0432cc951867b541f7627f365882..d5076899cfbed102a075cbcf3390a5c339d8012b 100644
--- a/deps.zig
+++ b/deps.zig
@@ -61,12 +61,14 @@ pub fn fetch(exe: *std.Build.Step.Compile) *std.Build.Step {
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-ansi", "c3e439f86b0484e4428f38c4d8b07b7b5ae1634b").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-detect-license", "3ff57d0681b7bd7f8ca9bd092afa0b4bfe2f1afd").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-extras", "74f0ddb0a4dfa7921739b88cc381951a6b6e73ce").step);
+    step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-git", "103f4e419c35b88f802bb8234ece1c0a9aa40c03").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-inquirer", "9e1d873db79e9ffa6ae6e06bd372428c9be85d97").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-leven", "e548b0bcc7b6f34f636c0b6b905928d31254c54d").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-licenses", "f46d9f774df929885eef66c733a1e2a46bf16aec").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-licenses-text", "b01e5a2dffcc564bddd8f514fe64bab9b5c52572").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-range", "4b2f12808aa09be4b27a163efc424dd4e0415992").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-time", "ba546bbf2e8438c9b2325f36f392c9d95b432e8e").step);
+    step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-tracer", "ad868b45cfd445aa4d3f53cf8dda4b62b73efb54").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/nektro/zig-yaml", "0d17fb99cba338aedc1abac12d78d5e5f04f0b6b").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/truemedian/hzzp", "a7f03a1e652abe8c89b376d090cec50acb0d2a1a").step);
     step.dependOn(&GitExactStep.create(b, "https://github.com/ziglibs/known-folders", "0ad514dcfb7525e32ae349b9acc0a53976f3a9fa").step);
@@ -234,6 +236,18 @@ pub const package_data = struct {
         .entry = "/git/github.com/nektro/zig-time/ba546bbf2e8438c9b2325f36f392c9d95b432e8e/time.zig",
         .deps = &[_]*Package{ &_f7dubzb7cyqe },
     };
+    pub var _ede2wygpe1iy = Package{
+        .store = "/git/github.com/nektro/zig-tracer/ad868b45cfd445aa4d3f53cf8dda4b62b73efb54",
+        .name = "tracer",
+        .entry = "/git/github.com/nektro/zig-tracer/ad868b45cfd445aa4d3f53cf8dda4b62b73efb54/src/mod.zig",
+        .deps = &[_]*Package{ &_f7dubzb7cyqe },
+    };
+    pub var _0k64oe2nuzvj = Package{
+        .store = "/git/github.com/nektro/zig-git/103f4e419c35b88f802bb8234ece1c0a9aa40c03",
+        .name = "git",
+        .entry = "/git/github.com/nektro/zig-git/103f4e419c35b88f802bb8234ece1c0a9aa40c03/git.zig",
+        .deps = &[_]*Package{ &_iecwp4b3bsfm, &_f7dubzb7cyqe, &_ede2wygpe1iy },
+    };
     pub var _g982zq6e8wsv = Package{
         .store = "/git/github.com/nektro/zig-yaml/0d17fb99cba338aedc1abac12d78d5e5f04f0b6b",
         .name = "yaml",
@@ -259,7 +273,7 @@ pub const package_data = struct {
     pub var _89ujp8gq842x = Package{
         .name = "zigmod",
         .entry = "/../..//src/lib.zig",
-        .deps = &[_]*Package{ &_g982zq6e8wsv, &_s84v9o48ucb0, &_2ta738wrqbaq, &_0npcrzfdlrvk, &_ejw82j2ipa0e, &_2ovav391ivak, &_c1xirp1ota5p, &_u7sysdckdymi, &_iecwp4b3bsfm, &_f7dubzb7cyqe },
+        .deps = &[_]*Package{ &_g982zq6e8wsv, &_s84v9o48ucb0, &_2ta738wrqbaq, &_0npcrzfdlrvk, &_ejw82j2ipa0e, &_2ovav391ivak, &_c1xirp1ota5p, &_u7sysdckdymi, &_iecwp4b3bsfm, &_f7dubzb7cyqe, &_0k64oe2nuzvj },
     };
     pub var _root = Package{
     };
diff --git a/licenses.txt b/licenses.txt
index 7da938d7c008343d4367a7bf2559fabc391b1b73..edfd4f54cc3275632415ee8f3c6235704fb3c035 100644
--- a/licenses.txt
+++ b/licenses.txt
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ MIT:
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-ansi
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-detect-license
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-extras
+- git https://github.com/nektro/zig-git
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-inquirer
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-leven
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-licenses
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-licenses-text
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-range
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-time
+- git https://github.com/nektro/zig-tracer
 - git https://github.com/nektro/zig-yaml
 - git https://github.com/truemedian/hzzp
 - git https://github.com/ziglibs/known-folders
diff --git a/src/util/funcs.zig b/src/util/funcs.zig
index e35a7c9db2a14fb5d3942155b7369661f2ac19b0..27f2751c5f8bbcc7ff9a7f1c32e469db0dcd1582 100644
--- a/src/util/funcs.zig
+++ b/src/util/funcs.zig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const string = []const u8;
 const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
 const extras = @import("extras");
+const git = @import("git");
 
 const u = @import("index.zig");
 
@@ -147,11 +148,10 @@ pub fn do_hash(comptime algo: type, data: string) ![algo.digest_length * 2]u8 {
 
 /// Returns the result of running `git rev-parse HEAD`
 pub fn git_rev_HEAD(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, dir: std.fs.Dir) !string {
-    const dirg = try dir.openDir(".git", .{});
-    const h = std.mem.trim(u8, try dirg.readFileAlloc(alloc, "HEAD", 50), "\n");
-    if (!std.mem.startsWith(u8, h, "ref:")) return h;
-    const r = std.mem.trim(u8, try dirg.readFileAlloc(alloc, h[5..], 50), "\n");
-    return r;
+    var dirg = try dir.openDir(".git", .{});
+    defer dirg.close();
+    const commitid = try git.getHEAD(alloc, dirg);
+    return if (commitid) |_| commitid.?.id else error.NotAGitRepo;
 }
 
 pub fn slice(comptime T: type, input: []const T, from: usize, to: usize) []const T {
diff --git a/zig.mod b/zig.mod
index 55c824d6dbbe86711ac6a30dd7be031271195fcc..aabb8a3640f0073dac4e10fdbe59316625aead45 100644
--- a/zig.mod
+++ b/zig.mod
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies:
   - src: git https://github.com/nektro/arqv-ini
   - src: git https://github.com/nektro/zig-time
   - src: git https://github.com/nektro/zig-extras
+  - src: git https://github.com/nektro/zig-git
 
 root_dependencies:
   - src: git https://github.com/marlersoft/zigwin32
diff --git a/zigmod.lock b/zigmod.lock
index 535436c9e528b3e348f833668cadfcb58b97e206..1adab10d27126af2394d13524ef373db8764528c 100644
--- a/zigmod.lock
+++ b/zigmod.lock
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ git https://github.com/nektro/zfetch commit-863be236188e5f24d16554f9dcd7df96dd25
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-ansi commit-c3e439f86b0484e4428f38c4d8b07b7b5ae1634b
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-detect-license commit-3ff57d0681b7bd7f8ca9bd092afa0b4bfe2f1afd
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-extras commit-74f0ddb0a4dfa7921739b88cc381951a6b6e73ce
+git https://github.com/nektro/zig-git commit-103f4e419c35b88f802bb8234ece1c0a9aa40c03
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-inquirer commit-9e1d873db79e9ffa6ae6e06bd372428c9be85d97
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-leven commit-e548b0bcc7b6f34f636c0b6b905928d31254c54d
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-licenses commit-f46d9f774df929885eef66c733a1e2a46bf16aec
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-licenses-text commit-b01e5a2dffcc564bddd8f514fe64bab9b5c52572
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-range commit-4b2f12808aa09be4b27a163efc424dd4e0415992
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-time commit-ba546bbf2e8438c9b2325f36f392c9d95b432e8e
+git https://github.com/nektro/zig-tracer commit-ad868b45cfd445aa4d3f53cf8dda4b62b73efb54
 git https://github.com/nektro/zig-yaml commit-0d17fb99cba338aedc1abac12d78d5e5f04f0b6b
 git https://github.com/truemedian/hzzp commit-a7f03a1e652abe8c89b376d090cec50acb0d2a1a
 git https://github.com/ziglibs/known-folders commit-0ad514dcfb7525e32ae349b9acc0a53976f3a9fa