diff --git a/cfg/config.go b/cfg/config.go
index ae01039a..c2f80bb9 100644
--- a/cfg/config.go
+++ b/cfg/config.go
@@ -369,14 +369,29 @@ func (d Dependencies) DeDupe() (Dependencies, error) {
 
 // Dependency describes a package that the present package depends upon.
 type Dependency struct {
-	Name        string   `yaml:"package"`
-	Reference   string   `yaml:"version,omitempty"`
-	Pin         string   `yaml:"-"`
-	Repository  string   `yaml:"repo,omitempty"`
-	VcsType     string   `yaml:"vcs,omitempty"`
-	Subpackages []string `yaml:"subpackages,omitempty"`
-	Arch        []string `yaml:"arch,omitempty"`
-	Os          []string `yaml:"os,omitempty"`
+	Name        string          `yaml:"package"`
+	Reference   string          `yaml:"version,omitempty"`
+	Pin         string          `yaml:"-"`
+	Original    string          `yaml:"-"`
+	CommitInfo  *vcs.CommitInfo `yaml:"-"`
+	Repository  string          `yaml:"repo,omitempty"`
+	VcsType     string          `yaml:"vcs,omitempty"`
+	Subpackages []string        `yaml:"subpackages,omitempty"`
+	Arch        []string        `yaml:"arch,omitempty"`
+	Os          []string        `yaml:"os,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (dep *Dependency) RefString() string {
+	refString := dep.Reference
+	if refString == dep.Pin {
+		refString = refString[0:7]
+	}
+	if refString != "" && refString != dep.Original {
+		refString = " (" + refString + ")"
+	} else {
+		refString = ""
+	}
+	return refString
 }
 
 // A transitive representation of a dependency for importing and exploting to yaml.
@@ -532,6 +547,8 @@ func (d *Dependency) Clone() *Dependency {
 	return &Dependency{
 		Name:        d.Name,
 		Reference:   d.Reference,
+		Original:    d.Original,
+		CommitInfo:  d.CommitInfo,
 		Pin:         d.Pin,
 		Repository:  d.Repository,
 		VcsType:     d.VcsType,
diff --git a/cfg/lock.go b/cfg/lock.go
index c03ac417..9a312d18 100644
--- a/cfg/lock.go
+++ b/cfg/lock.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cfg
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/Masterminds/glide/util"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
@@ -77,6 +79,12 @@ func (lf *Lockfile) WriteFile(lockpath string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	for _, l := range lf.Imports {
+		o = bytes.Replace(o, []byte("version: "+l.Version), []byte("version: "+l.Version+" # "+l.Dep.Original+", "+util.Date(l.Dep.CommitInfo.Date)), 1)
+	}
+	for _, l := range lf.DevImports {
+		o = bytes.Replace(o, []byte("version: "+l.Version), []byte("version: "+l.Version+" # "+l.Dep.Original+", "+util.Date(l.Dep.CommitInfo.Date)), 1)
+	}
 	return ioutil.WriteFile(lockpath, o, 0666)
 }
 
@@ -155,13 +163,14 @@ func (l Locks) Swap(i, j int) {
 
 // Lock represents an individual locked dependency.
 type Lock struct {
-	Name        string   `yaml:"name"`
-	Version     string   `yaml:"version"`
-	Repository  string   `yaml:"repo,omitempty"`
-	VcsType     string   `yaml:"vcs,omitempty"`
-	Subpackages []string `yaml:"subpackages,omitempty"`
-	Arch        []string `yaml:"arch,omitempty"`
-	Os          []string `yaml:"os,omitempty"`
+	Name        string      `yaml:"name"`
+	Version     string      `yaml:"version"`
+	Repository  string      `yaml:"repo,omitempty"`
+	VcsType     string      `yaml:"vcs,omitempty"`
+	Subpackages []string    `yaml:"subpackages,omitempty"`
+	Arch        []string    `yaml:"arch,omitempty"`
+	Os          []string    `yaml:"os,omitempty"`
+	Dep         *Dependency `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
 // Clone creates a clone of a Lock.
@@ -174,6 +183,7 @@ func (l *Lock) Clone() *Lock {
 		Subpackages: l.Subpackages,
 		Arch:        l.Arch,
 		Os:          l.Os,
+		Dep:         l.Dep,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +197,7 @@ func LockFromDependency(dep *Dependency) *Lock {
 		Subpackages: dep.Subpackages,
 		Arch:        dep.Arch,
 		Os:          dep.Os,
+		Dep:         dep,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/repo/installer.go b/repo/installer.go
index 9be777c0..a0fbd022 100644
--- a/repo/installer.go
+++ b/repo/installer.go
@@ -284,7 +284,15 @@ func (i *Installer) Export(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 					if err != nil {
 						msg.Die(err.Error())
 					}
-					msg.Info("--> Exporting %s", dep.Name)
+
+					commitInfo := " "
+					if dep.CommitInfo != nil {
+						commitInfo = " " +
+							util.Date(dep.CommitInfo.Date) + " " +
+							dep.CommitInfo.Author
+					}
+
+					msg.Info("--> Exporting %s %s@%s%s%s", dep.Name, dep.Original, dep.Pin[0:7], dep.RefString(), commitInfo)
 					if err := repo.ExportDir(filepath.Join(vp, filepath.ToSlash(dep.Name))); err != nil {
 						msg.Err("Export failed for %s: %s\n", dep.Name, err)
 						// Capture the error while making sure the concurrent
diff --git a/repo/vcs.go b/repo/vcs.go
index 780e60a4..bb807885 100644
--- a/repo/vcs.go
+++ b/repo/vcs.go
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ func VcsVersion(dep *cfg.Dependency) error {
 
 	// If there is no reference configured there is nothing to set.
 	if dep.Reference == "" {
+		dep.Original = "master"
 		// Before exiting update the pinned version
 		repo, err := dep.GetRepo(cwd)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -173,6 +174,11 @@ func VcsVersion(dep *cfg.Dependency) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		dep.CommitInfo, err = repo.CommitInfo(dep.Pin)
+		if err != nil {
+			dep.CommitInfo = nil
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -240,10 +246,18 @@ func VcsVersion(dep *cfg.Dependency) error {
 	if err := repo.UpdateVersion(ver); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	dep.Original = ver
 	dep.Pin, err = repo.Version()
+	if dep.Pin == dep.Original {
+		dep.Original = dep.Original[0:7]
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	dep.CommitInfo, err = repo.CommitInfo(dep.Pin)
+	if err != nil {
+		dep.CommitInfo = nil
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 5a186b4c..adec9607 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/vcs"
 )
@@ -335,3 +336,8 @@ func NormalizeName(name string) (string, string) {
 
 	return root, extra
 }
+
+// Date formats short date string in UTC
+func Date(t time.Time) string {
+	return t.UTC().Format("2006-01-02")
+}