diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 56b9843..c777755 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+echo starting build $DEPLOYMENT_ID from $USER/$REPO:$BRANCH ($COMMIT_HASH)
+echo $DEPLOYMENT_ID > metadata.txt
 cd $DOMAIN_DIR
 
 rm -f $DOMAIN_DIR/build.log