diff --git a/scripts/getproperties.py b/scripts/getproperties.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5f396a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/getproperties.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+builddir = sys.argv[1]
+
+jsonprops = {}
+jsonprops['yp_build_revision'] =  subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"], cwd=builddir).decode('utf-8').strip()
+jsonprops['yp_build_branch'] = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"], cwd=builddir).decode('utf-8').strip()
+
+print(json.dumps(jsonprops, indent=4, sort_keys=True))
+
+