diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe4a2dd..9475b8d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ In the auto-generated `config/deploy.rb` file, add the following line to set the
 set :branch, ENV["BRANCH"] || "main"
 ```
 
+Add the `write-version` task to give your project a public page at `/version.txt` with the branch name, commit SHA, and release date of the current deployment.
+
 Some additional Capistrano-related gems our team uses:
 - `capistrano-passenger`: Restarts the application automatically after deployment
   - https://github.com/capistrano/passenger
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 61abb51..906987c 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -36,5 +36,15 @@
 # Default value for keep_releases is 5
 # set :keep_releases, 5
 
+desc "Write the current version to public/version.txt"
+task :write_version do
+  on roles(:app), in: :sequence do
+    within repo_path do
+      execute :tail, "-n1 ../revisions.log > #{release_path}/public/version.txt"
+    end
+  end
+end
+after "deploy:log_revision", "write_version"
+
 # Uncomment the following to require manually verifying the host key before first deploy.
 # set :ssh_options, verify_host_key: :secure