diff --git a/docs/community/plugins.md b/docs/community/plugins.md
index 53a74570f..60c59e634 100644
--- a/docs/community/plugins.md
+++ b/docs/community/plugins.md
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ The following plugins are available and provided by Dokku maintainers. Where not
 | [Dockerfile custom path](https://github.com/mimischi/dokku-dockerfile)                            | [mimischi][]          | 0.8.0+                |
 | [Dokku Registry](https://github.com/agco-adm/dokku-registry)<sup>1</sup>                          | [agco-adm][]          | 0.4.0+                |
 | [Dokku Require](https://github.com/crisward/dokku-require)<sup>2</sup>                            | [crisward][]          | 0.4.0+                |
-| [git rev-parse HEAD in env](https://github.com/dokku-community/dokku-git-rev)                     | [cjblomqvist][]       | 0.4.0+                |
 | [Global Certificates](https://github.com/josegonzalez/dokku-global-cert)                          | [josegonzalez][]      | 0.5.0+                |
 | [Graduate (Environment Management)](https://github.com/glassechidna/dokku-graduate)               | [Benjamin-Dobell][]   | 0.4.0+                |
 | [Haproxy tcp load balancer](https://github.com/256dpi/dokku-haproxy)                              | [256dpi][]            | 0.4.0+                |
@@ -250,6 +249,7 @@ The following plugins have been removed as their functionality is now in Dokku C
 | [Docker Options](https://github.com/dyson/dokku-docker-options)                                   | [dyson][]             | v0.3.17 (docker-options plugin)           |
 | [Dokku Name](https://github.com/alex-sherwin/dokku-name)                                          | [alex-sherwin][]      | v0.4.2 (named containers plugin)          |
 | [Events Logger](https://github.com/alessio/dokku-events)                                          | [alessio][]           | v0.3.21 (events plugin)                   |
+| [git rev-parse HEAD in env](https://github.com/dokku-community/dokku-git-rev)                     | [cjblomqvist][]       | v0.12.0 (enhanced core git plugin)        |
 | [Host Port binding](https://github.com/stuartpb/dokku-bind-port)                                  | [stuartpb][]          | v0.3.17 (docker-options plugin)           |
 | [Link Containers](https://github.com/rlaneve/dokku-link)                                          | [rlaneve][]           | v0.3.17 (docker-options plugin)           |
 | [List Containers](https://github.com/josegonzalez/dokku-list)                                     | [josegonzalez][]      | v0.3.14 (ps plugin)                       |
diff --git a/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md b/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md
index 65191546a..77136e82d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ The following list config variables have special meaning and can be set in a var
 | `DOKKU_CHECKS_TIMEOUT`         | `30`                            | `dokku config:set`                                                                                                                               | Wait this many seconds for each response before marking it as a failure.
 | `DOKKU_CHECKS_ATTEMPTS`        | `5`                             | `dokku config:set`                                                                                                                               | Number of retries for to run for a specific check before marking it as a failure
 | `DOKKU_DEFAULT_CHECKS_WAIT`    | `10`                            | `dokku config:set`                                                                                                                               | If no user-defined checks are specified - or if the process being checked is not a `web` process - this is the period of time Dokku will wait before checking that a container is still running. |
-| `DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH`          | `master`                        | `dokku config:set`                                                                                                                               | Branch to deploy by default. |
 | `DOKKU_DISABLE_PROXY`          | none                            | `dokku proxy:disable` <br /> `dokku proxy:enable`                                                                                                | Disables the proxy in front of your application, resulting in publicly routing the docker container. |
 | `DOKKU_DISABLE_ANSI_PREFIX_REMOVAL` | none                       | `dokku config:set` <br /> `/etc/environment` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc/*`                                                 | Disables removal of the ANSI prefix during deploys. Can be used in cases where the client deployer does not understand ansi escape  codes. |
 | `DOKKU_DISABLE_APP_AUTOCREATION` | none                            | `dokku config:set`                                                                                                                               | Disables automatic creation of a non-existent app on deploy. |
diff --git a/docs/deployment/application-deployment.md b/docs/deployment/application-deployment.md
index 3ba25e1c8..144478833 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/application-deployment.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/application-deployment.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ git clone git@github.com:heroku/ruby-rails-sample.git
 Create the application on the Dokku host. You will need to ssh onto the host to run this command.
 
 ```shell
-# on your Dokku host
+# on the Dokku host
 dokku apps:create ruby-rails-sample
 ```
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dokku apps:create ruby-rails-sample
 When you create a new app, Dokku by default *does not* provide any datastores such as MySQL or PostgreSQL. You will need to install plugins to handle that, but fortunately [Dokku has official plugins](/docs/community/plugins.md#official-plugins-beta) for common datastores. Our sample app requires a PostgreSQL service:
 
 ```shell
-# on your Dokku host
+# on the Dokku host
 # install the postgres plugin
 # plugin installation requires root, hence the user change
 sudo dokku plugin:install https://github.com/dokku/dokku-postgres.git
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dokku postgres:create rails-database
 Once the service creation is complete, set the `POSTGRES_URL` environment variable by linking the service.
 
 ```shell
-# on your Dokku host
+# on the Dokku host
 # each official datastore offers a `link` method to link a service to any application
 dokku postgres:link rails-database ruby-rails-sample
 ```
@@ -93,30 +93,12 @@ When the deploy finishes, the application's URL will be shown as seen above.
 Dokku supports deploying applications via [Heroku buildpacks](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/buildpacks) with [Herokuish](https://github.com/gliderlabs/herokuish#buildpacks) or using a project's [dockerfile](https://docs.docker.com/reference/builder/).
 
 
-### Deploying non-master branch
-
-Dokku only supports deploying from its master branch, so if you'd like to deploy a different local branch use: ```git push dokku <local branch>:master```
-
-An alternative is to use the `DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH` application config value to specify a branch that should be deployed. The implicit default is master, and this can be modified both at the app and global level:
-
-```shell
-# on your Dokku host
-
-# set it globally
-dokku config:set --global DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH=some-branch
-
-# override for a specific app
-dokku config:set ruby-rails-sample DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH=some-branch
-```
-
-You can also support pushing multiple branches using the [receive-branch](/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md#receive-branch) plugin trigger in a custom plugin.
-
 ### Skipping deployment
 
 If you only want to rebuild and tag a container, you can skip the deployment phase by setting `$DOKKU_SKIP_DEPLOY` to `true` by running:
 
 ``` shell
-# on your Dokku host
+# on the Dokku host
 dokku config:set ruby-rails-sample DOKKU_SKIP_DEPLOY=true
 ```
 
@@ -125,7 +107,7 @@ dokku config:set ruby-rails-sample DOKKU_SKIP_DEPLOY=true
 If you need to re-deploy (or restart) your app: 
 
 ```shell
-# on your Dokku host
+# on the Dokku host
 dokku ps:rebuild ruby-rails-sample
 ```
 
@@ -136,7 +118,7 @@ See the [process scaling documentation](/docs/deployment/process-management.md)
 Dokku uses git locally (i.e. not a docker image) to build its own copy of your app repo, including submodules. This is done as the `dokku` user. Therefore, in order to deploy private git submodules, you'll need to drop your deploy key in `/home/dokku/.ssh/` and potentially add github.com (or your VCS host key) into `/home/dokku/.ssh/known_hosts`. The following test should help confirm you've done it correctly.
 
 ```shell
-# on your Dokku host
+# on the Dokku host
 su - dokku
 ssh-keyscan -t rsa github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 ssh -T git@github.com
@@ -202,18 +184,22 @@ See the [user management documentation](/docs/deployment/user-management.md).
 
 See the [nginx documentation](/docs/configuration/nginx.md#default-site).
 
+## Deploying non-master branch
+
+See the [git  documentation](/docs/deployment/methods/git.md#changing-the-deploy-branch).
+
 ## Dockerfile deployment
 
 See the [dockerfile documentation](/docs/deployment/methods/dockerfiles.md).
 
-## Specifying a custom buildpack
-
-See the [buildpack documentation](/docs/deployment/methods/buildpacks.md).
-
 ## Image tagging
 
 See the [image tagging documentation](/docs/deployment/methods/images.md).
 
+## Specifying a custom buildpack
+
+See the [buildpack documentation](/docs/deployment/methods/buildpacks.md).
+
 ## Removing a deployed app
 
 See the [application management documentation](/docs/deployment/application-management.md#removing-a-deployed-app).
diff --git a/docs/deployment/methods/git.md b/docs/deployment/methods/git.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..001140135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/deployment/methods/git.md
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# GIT Deployment
+
+> Subcommands new as of 0.12.0
+
+```
+git:report [<app>] [<flag>]              # Displays a git report for one or more apps
+git:set <app> <key> (<value>)            # Set or clear a git property for an app
+```
+
+GIT-based deployment has been the traditional method of deploying applications in Dokku. As of v0.12.0, Dokku introduces a few ways to customize the experience of deploying via `git push`.
+
+## Usage
+
+### Changing the Deploy Branch
+
+By default, Dokku will deploy code pushed to the `master` branch. In order to quickly deploy a different local branch, the following GIT command can be used:
+
+```shell
+# on the local machine
+
+# where `SOME_BRANCH_NAME` is the name of the branch
+git push dokku SOME_BRANCH_NAME:master
+```
+
+In `0.12.0`, the correct way to change the deploy branch is to use the `git:set` Dokku subcommand.
+
+```shell
+# on the Dokku host
+
+# override for all applications
+dokku git:set --global deploy-branch SOME_BRANCH_NAME
+
+# override for a specific app
+# where `SOME_BRANCH_NAME` is the name of the branch
+dokku git:set node-js-app deploy-branch SOME_BRANCH_NAME
+```
+
+Pushing multiple branches can also be supportec by creating a [receive-branch](/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md#receive-branch) plugin trigger in a custom plugin.
+
+### Configuring the GIT_REV Environment Variable
+
+> New as of 0.12.0
+
+Application deployments will include a special `GIT_REV` environment variable containing the current deployment sha being deployed. For rebuilds, this sha will remain the same.
+
+To configure the name of the `GIT_REV` environment variable, run the `git:set` subcommand as follows:
+
+```shell
+# on the Dokku host
+
+# override for a specific app
+dokku git:set node-js-app rev-env-var DOKKU_GIT_REV
+```
+
+This behavior can be disabled entirely on a per-app basis by setting the `rev-env-var` value to an empty string:
+
+```shell
+# on the Dokku host
+
+# override for a specific app
+dokku git:set node-js-app rev-env-var ""
+```
diff --git a/plugins/common/property-functions b/plugins/common/property-functions
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..44be12f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/common/property-functions
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+fn-plugin-property-delete() {
+  declare desc="delete a key from the property store for an app"
+  declare PLUGIN="$1" APP="$2" KEY="$3"
+
+  if [[ -z "$PLUGIN" ]] || [[ -z "$APP" ]] || [[ -z "$KEY" ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  rm -f "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}/${APP}/${KEY}"
+}
+
+fn-plugin-property-destroy() {
+  declare desc="destroy the properties for an app"
+  declare PLUGIN="$1" APP="$2"
+
+  if [[ -z "$PLUGIN" ]] || [[ -z "$APP" ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$APP" == "_all_" ]]; then
+    rm -rf "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}"
+  else
+    rm -rf "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}/${APP}"
+  fi
+}
+
+fn-plugin-property-get() {
+  declare desc="returns the property store value for an app"
+  declare PLUGIN="$1" APP="$2" KEY="$3" DEFAULT="$4"
+  local CONFIG_VALUE
+
+  if [[ -z "$PLUGIN" ]] || [[ -z "$APP" ]] || [[ -z "$KEY" ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  CONFIG_VALUE="$(fn-plugin-property-read "$PLUGIN" "$APP" "$KEY" || true)"
+  if [[ -z "$CONFIG_VALUE" ]]; then
+    CONFIG_VALUE="$DEFAULT"
+  fi
+  echo "$CONFIG_VALUE"
+}
+
+fn-plugin-property-setup() {
+  declare desc="creates the plugin config root"
+  declare PLUGIN="$1"
+
+  if [[ -z "$PLUGIN" ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  mkdir -p "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}"
+  chmod 0755 "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}"
+
+  if [[ -z "$DOKKU_SYSTEM_GROUP" ]]; then
+    export DOKKU_SYSTEM_GROUP=dokku
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -z "$DOKKU_SYSTEM_USER" ]]; then
+    export DOKKU_SYSTEM_USER=dokku
+  fi
+
+  chown "${DOKKU_SYSTEM_USER}:${DOKKU_SYSTEM_GROUP}" "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}"
+}
+
+fn-plugin-property-read() {
+  declare desc="read a key from the property store for an app"
+  declare PLUGIN="$1" APP="$2" KEY="$3"
+
+  if [[ -z "$PLUGIN" ]] || [[ -z "$APP" ]] || [[ -z "$KEY" ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  
+  if [[ ! -f "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT:?}/config/${PLUGIN}/${APP}/${KEY}" ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  cat "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}/${APP}/${KEY}"
+}
+
+fn-plugin-property-write() {
+  declare desc="read a key from the property store for an app"
+  declare PLUGIN="$1" APP="$2" KEY="$3" VALUE="$4"
+
+  if [[ -z "$PLUGIN" ]] || [[ -z "$APP" ]] || [[ -z "$KEY" ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  mkdir -p "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}/${APP}"
+  echo "$VALUE" > "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}/${APP}/${KEY}"
+  chmod 600 "${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/config/${PLUGIN}/${APP}/${KEY}"
+}
diff --git a/plugins/git/functions b/plugins/git/functions
index e1189448e..389b5989e 100755
--- a/plugins/git/functions
+++ b/plugins/git/functions
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
 source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/apps/functions"
 source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/config/functions"
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
 use_git_worktree() {
-    declare desc="detects whether to use git worktree"
-    local GIT_VERSION MAJOR_VERSION MINOR_VERSION
+  declare desc="detects whether to use git worktree"
+  local GIT_VERSION MAJOR_VERSION MINOR_VERSION
 
-    GIT_VERSION=$(git --version | awk '{split($0,a," "); print a[3]}')
-    MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo "$GIT_VERSION" | awk '{split($0,a,"."); print a[1]}')
-    MINOR_VERSION=$(echo "$GIT_VERSION" | awk '{split($0,a,"."); print a[2]}')
+  GIT_VERSION=$(git --version | awk '{split($0,a," "); print a[3]}')
+  MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo "$GIT_VERSION" | awk '{split($0,a,"."); print a[1]}')
+  MINOR_VERSION=$(echo "$GIT_VERSION" | awk '{split($0,a,"."); print a[2]}')
 
-    if [[ "$MAJOR_VERSION" -ge "3" ]]; then
-        return 0
-    elif [[ "$MAJOR_VERSION" -eq "2" ]] && [[ "$MINOR_VERSION" -ge "11" ]]; then
-        return 0
-    else
-        return 1
-    fi
+  if [[ "$MAJOR_VERSION" -ge "3" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  elif [[ "$MAJOR_VERSION" -eq "2" ]] && [[ "$MINOR_VERSION" -ge "11" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
 }
 
 git_build_app_repo() {
   declare desc="builds local git app repo for app"
-  declare APP="$1"; local REV="$2"
+  declare APP="$1" REV="$2"
   local DOKKU_GLOBAL_DISABLE_AUTOCREATE
 
   verify_app_name "$APP"
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ git_deploy_branch() {
   local cmd="git-hook"
   local APP="$1"
 
-  local DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH="$(config_get "$APP" DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH || true)"
-  local DOKKU_GLOBAL_DEPLOY_BRANCH="$(config_get --global DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH || true)"
+  local DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH="$(fn-plugin-property-get "git" "$APP" "deploy-branch" "")"
+  local DOKKU_GLOBAL_DEPLOY_BRANCH="$(fn-plugin-property-get "git" "--global" "deploy-branch" "")"
   if [[ -n "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH" ]]; then
     echo "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH"
   elif [[ -n "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_DEPLOY_BRANCH" ]]; then
@@ -152,8 +153,12 @@ git_hook_cmd() {
 git_build() {
   declare desc="setup and call git_build_app_repo"
   local APP="$1"
-  local DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH REF
+  local DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH ENV_VAR_NAME REF
   if [[ $# -ge 2 ]]; then
+    ENV_VAR_NAME="$(fn-plugin-property-get "git" "$APP" "rev-env-var" "GIT_REV")"
+    if [[ -n "$ENV_VAR_NAME" ]]; then
+      config_set --no-restart "$APP" "${ENV_VAR_NAME}=${REV}" > /dev/null
+    fi
     local REF="$2"
   else
     DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH="$(git_deploy_branch "$APP")"
diff --git a/plugins/git/install b/plugins/git/install
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..92e6d4852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/git/install
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/config/functions"
+
+trigger-git-install() {
+  declare desc="installs the git plugin"
+  fn-plugin-property-setup "git"
+}
+
+migrate_git_vars_0_12_0() {
+  declare desc="migrates git config variables from 0.11.x"
+  local APPS="$(dokku_apps)"
+  local DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH app
+
+  DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH=$(config_get --global DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH || true)
+  if [[ -n "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH" ]]; then
+    fn-plugin-property-write "git" --global "deploy-branch" "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH"
+    config_unset --global DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH || true
+  fi
+
+  for app in $APPS; do
+    DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH=$(config_get "$app" DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH || true)
+    if [[ -n "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH" ]]; then
+      fn-plugin-property-write "git" "$APP" "deploy-branch" "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH"
+      config_unset --no-restart "$app" DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH || true
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+trigger-git-install "$@"
+migrate_git_vars_0_12_0 "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/git/internal-functions b/plugins/git/internal-functions
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d25cd3317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/git/internal-functions
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+cmd-git-report() {
+  declare desc="Display the configured git status for an application"
+  declare cmd="git:report" argv=("$@"); [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
+  declare APP="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
+  local flag flag_map key match valid_flags value_exists
+  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
+  verify_app_name "$APP"
+
+  flag_map=(
+    "--git-rev-env-var: $(fn-plugin-property-get "$APP" "rev-env-var" "GIT_REV")"
+    "--git-deploy-branch: $(fn-plugin-property-get "$APP" "deploy-branch" "master")"
+    "--git-global-deploy-branch: $(fn-plugin-property-get "--global" "deploy-branch" "master")"
+  )
+  if [[ -z "$INFO_FLAG" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info2_quiet "${APP} Git Information"
+    for flag in "${flag_map[@]}"; do
+      key="$(echo "${flag#--}" | cut -f1 -d' ' | tr - ' ')"
+      dokku_log_verbose "$(printf "%-20s %-25s" "${key^}" "${flag#*: }")"
+    done
+  else
+    match=false
+    value_exists=false
+    for flag in "${flag_map[@]}"; do
+      valid_flags="${valid_flags} $(echo "$flag" | cut -d':' -f1)"
+      if [[ "$flag" == "${INFO_FLAG}:"* ]]; then
+        value=${flag#*: }
+        size="${#value}"
+        if [[ "$size" -ne 0 ]]; then
+          echo "$value" && match=true && value_exists=true
+        else
+          match=true
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+    [[ "$match" == "true" ]] || dokku_log_fail "Invalid flag passed, valid flags:${valid_flags}"
+    [[ "$value_exists" == "true" ]] || dokku_log_fail "not deployed"
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/plugins/git/post-delete b/plugins/git/post-delete
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..548982617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/git/post-delete
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
+
+trigger-git-post-delete() {
+  declare desc="destroys the git properties for a given app"
+  declare APP="$1"
+  fn-plugin-property-destroy "git" "$APP"
+}
+
+trigger-git-post-delete "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/git/subcommands/report b/plugins/git/subcommands/report
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1c223a9dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/git/subcommands/report
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/git/internal-functions"
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+cmd-git-report "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/git/subcommands/set b/plugins/git/subcommands/set
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f4f83c70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/git/subcommands/set
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+fn-in-array() {
+  declare desc="return true if value ($1) is in list (all other arguments)"
+
+  local e
+  for e in "${@:2}"; do
+    [[ "$e" == "$1" ]] && return 0
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+git-set-cmd() {
+  declare desc="sets a git configuration value for an app"
+  local cmd="git:set" argv=("$@"); [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
+  declare APP="$1" KEY="$2" VALUE="$3"
+  local VALID_KEYS=("deploy-branch" "rev-env-var")
+  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
+  [[ -z "$KEY" ]] && dokku_log_fail "No key specified"
+
+  if ! fn-in-array "$KEY" "${VALID_KEYS[@]}"; then
+    dokku_log_fail "Invalid key specified, valid keys include: deploy-branch, rev-env-var"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -n "$VALUE" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info2_quiet "Setting ${KEY} to ${VALUE}"
+    fn-plugin-property-write "git" "$APP" "$KEY" "$VALUE"
+  else
+    dokku_log_info2_quiet "Unsetting ${KEY}"
+    fn-plugin-property-delete "git" "$APP" "$KEY"
+    if [[ "$KEY" == "enabled" ]]; then
+      fn-plugin-property-destroy "git" "$APP"
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+git-set-cmd "$@"
diff --git a/tests/unit/10_git.bats b/tests/unit/10_git.bats
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41b8e45e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/10_git.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load test_helper
+
+setup() {
+  global_setup
+  create_app
+}
+
+teardown() {
+  destroy_app
+  global_teardown
+}
+
+@test "(git) deploy specific branch" {
+  run bash -c "dokku git:set --global deploy-branch global-branch"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH=global-branch deploy_app
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:rebuild $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  run bash -c "dokku git:set $TEST_APP deploy-branch app-branch"
+  GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH=app-branch deploy_app
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:rebuild $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  run bash -c "dokku git:set --global deploy-branch"
+}
+
+@test "(git) ensure GIT_REV env var is set" {
+  deploy_app
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  run bash -c "dokku config:get $TEST_APP GIT_REV"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output_exists
+}
+
+@test "(git) disable GIT_REV" {
+  run bash -c "dokku git:set $TEST_APP rev-env-var"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  deploy_app
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  run bash -c "dokku config:get $TEST_APP GIT_REV"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output_empty
+}
+
+@test "(git) customize the GIT_REV environment variable" {
+  run bash -c "dokku git:set $TEST_APP rev-env-var GIT_REV_ALT"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  deploy_app
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  run bash -c "dokku config:get $TEST_APP GIT_REV_ALT"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output_exists
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/unit/20_config.bats b/tests/unit/20_config.bats
index 511b72e7c..a5894372c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/20_config.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/20_config.bats
@@ -145,27 +145,3 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: "$status
   assert_success
 }
-
-@test "(config) deploy specific DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH" {
-  run ssh dokku@dokku.me config:set --global DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH=global-branch
-  GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH=global-branch deploy_app
-  echo "output: "$output
-  echo "status: "$status
-  assert_success
-
-  run ssh dokku@dokku.me ps:rebuild $TEST_APP
-  echo "output: "$output
-  echo "status: "$status
-  assert_success
-
-  run ssh dokku@dokku.me config:set $TEST_APP DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH=app-branch
-  GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH=app-branch deploy_app
-  echo "output: "$output
-  echo "status: "$status
-  assert_success
-
-  run ssh dokku@dokku.me ps:rebuild $TEST_APP
-  echo "output: "$output
-  echo "status: "$status
-  assert_success
-}
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
index 2583d5d75..9e7449122 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ assert_output() {
   assert_equal "$expected" "$output"
 }
 
+# ShellCheck doesn't know about $output from Bats
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+assert_output_exists() {
+  [[ -n "$output" ]] || flunk "expected output, found none"
+}
+
+# ShellCheck doesn't know about $output from Bats
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+assert_output_empty() {
+  [[ -z "$output" ]] || flunk "expected no output, found $output"
+}
+
 # ShellCheck doesn't know about $output from Bats
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
 assert_output_contains() {