diff --git a/lua/lazy/manage/git.lua b/lua/lazy/manage/git.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..965d9426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lazy/manage/git.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+local Util = require("lazy.util")
+local Semver = require("lazy.manage.semver")
+
+local M = {}
+
+---@param details? boolean
+function M.info(repo, details)
+  local line = Util.head(repo .. "/.git/HEAD")
+  if line then
+    ---@type string, string
+    local ref, branch = line:match("ref: (refs/heads/(.*))")
+    local ret = ref and {
+      branch = branch,
+      commit = Util.head(repo .. "/.git/" .. ref),
+    } or { commit = line }
+
+    if details then
+      Util.ls(repo .. "/.git/refs/tags", function(_, name)
+        if M.ref(repo, "tags/" .. name) == ret.commit then
+          ret.tag = name
+          ret.version = Semver.version(name)
+          return false
+        end
+      end)
+    end
+
+    return ret
+  end
+end
+
+---@class TaggedSemver: Semver
+---@field tag string
+
+---@param spec? string
+function M.get_versions(repo, spec)
+  local range = Semver.range(spec or "*")
+  ---@type TaggedSemver[]
+  local versions = {}
+  Util.ls(repo .. "/.git/refs/tags", function(_, name)
+    local v = Semver.version(name)
+    ---@cast v TaggedSemver
+    if v and range:matches(v) then
+      v.tag = name
+      table.insert(versions, v)
+    end
+  end)
+  return versions
+end
+
+---@param plugin LazyPlugin
+function M.get_branch(plugin)
+  if plugin.branch then
+    return {
+      branch = plugin.branch,
+      commit = M.ref(plugin.dir, "heads/" .. plugin.branch),
+    }
+  else
+    local main = M.ref(plugin.dir, "remotes/origin/HEAD")
+    if main then
+      local branch = main:match("ref: refs/remotes/origin/(.*)")
+      if branch then
+        return {
+          branch = branch,
+          commit = M.ref(plugin.dir, "heads/" .. branch),
+        }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+---@param plugin LazyPlugin
+function M.get_target(plugin)
+  local branch = M.get_branch(plugin)
+
+  if plugin.commit then
+    return { branch = branch, commit = plugin.commit }
+  end
+  if plugin.tag then
+    return { branch = branch, tag = plugin.tag, commit = M.ref(plugin.dir, "tags/" .. plugin.tag) }
+  end
+  if plugin.version then
+    local last = Semver.last(M.get_versions(plugin.dir, plugin.version))
+    if last then
+      return { branch = branch, version = last, tag = last.tag, commit = M.ref(plugin.dir, "tags/" .. last.tag) }
+    end
+  end
+  return { branch = branch, commit = branch.commit }
+end
+
+function M.ref(repo, ref)
+  return Util.head(repo .. "/.git/refs/" .. ref)
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/lazy/manage/task/git.lua b/lua/lazy/manage/task/git.lua
index b1a08c99..e42918ab 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/manage/task/git.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/manage/task/git.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local Util = require("lazy.util")
+local Git = require("lazy.manage.git")
 
 ---@type table<string, LazyTaskDef>
 local M = {}
@@ -51,17 +52,17 @@ M.update = {
         "--update-shallow",
         "--progress",
       }
-      local git = assert(Util.git_info(self.plugin.dir))
+      local git = assert(Git.info(self.plugin.dir))
 
       self:spawn("git", {
         args = args,
         cwd = self.plugin.dir,
         on_exit = function(ok)
           if ok then
-            local git_new = assert(Util.git_info(self.plugin.dir))
+            local git_new = assert(Git.info(self.plugin.dir))
             self.plugin._.updated = {
-              from = git.hash,
-              to = git_new.hash,
+              from = git.commit,
+              to = git_new.commit,
             }
             self.plugin._.dirty = not vim.deep_equal(git, git_new)
           end
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
index 48ded14d..15b5fa96 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local Util = require("lazy.util")
 local Sections = require("lazy.view.sections")
 local Handler = require("lazy.core.handler")
 local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
+local Git = require("lazy.manage.git")
 
 local Text = require("lazy.view.text")
 
@@ -294,10 +295,18 @@ function M:details(plugin)
   ---@type string[][]
   local props = {}
   table.insert(props, { "uri", (plugin.uri:gsub("%.git$", "")), "@text.reference" })
-  local git = Util.git_info(plugin.dir)
+  local git = Git.info(plugin.dir, true)
   if git then
-    table.insert(props, { "commit", git.hash:sub(1, 7), "LazyCommit" })
-    table.insert(props, { "branch", git.branch })
+    if git.version then
+      table.insert(props, { "version", tostring(git.version) })
+    end
+    if git.tag then
+      table.insert(props, { "tag", git.tag })
+    end
+    if git.branch then
+      table.insert(props, { "branch", git.branch })
+    end
+    table.insert(props, { "commit", git.commit:sub(1, 7), "LazyCommit" })
   end
   if Util.file_exists(plugin.dir .. "/README.md") then
     table.insert(props, { "readme", "README.md" })