diff --git a/build/Targets/Dependencies.props b/build/Targets/Dependencies.props
index 70658a26f2a7f..7b2a1d6002324 100644
--- a/build/Targets/Dependencies.props
+++ b/build/Targets/Dependencies.props
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <!--Generated file, do not directly edit.  Run "RepoUtil change" to regenerate-->
   <PropertyGroup>
+    <GitLinkVersion>2.3.0</GitLinkVersion>
     <ManagedEsentVersion>1.9.4</ManagedEsentVersion>
     <MicroBuildCoreVersion>0.2.0</MicroBuildCoreVersion>
     <MicroBuildCoreSentinelVersion>1.0.0</MicroBuildCoreSentinelVersion>
diff --git a/build/ToolsetPackages/project.json b/build/ToolsetPackages/project.json
index 7b523e96e4d81..0c22b1fbfc240 100644
--- a/build/ToolsetPackages/project.json
+++ b/build/ToolsetPackages/project.json
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
     "RoslynDependencies.OptimizationData": "2.0.0-rc-61101-16",
     "RoslynTools.Microsoft.LocateVS": "0.2.0-beta",
     "RoslynTools.Microsoft.SignTool": "0.2.0-beta",
-    "RoslynTools.Microsoft.VSIXExpInstaller": "0.2.1-beta"
+    "RoslynTools.Microsoft.VSIXExpInstaller": "0.2.1-beta",
+    "GitLink": "2.3.0"
+
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net461": {}
diff --git a/build/config/RepoUtilData.json b/build/config/RepoUtilData.json
index 0e6a0afd38c99..52c9067c81c03 100644
--- a/build/config/RepoUtilData.json
+++ b/build/config/RepoUtilData.json
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
                 "Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Elfie",
                 "xunit",
                 "RoslynTools.*",
-                "^Microsoft.?Build.*"
+                "^Microsoft.?Build.*",
+                "GitLink"
             ]
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/Tools/MicroBuild/Build.proj b/src/Tools/MicroBuild/Build.proj
index 481216102cdd4..dc39e2144a52b 100644
--- a/src/Tools/MicroBuild/Build.proj
+++ b/src/Tools/MicroBuild/Build.proj
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
     <MSBuild Projects="$(ProjectDir)Roslyn.sln" BuildInParallel="true" Properties="DeployExtension=false" />
 
+    <Exec Command="$(NuGetPackageRoot)\GitLink\$(GitLinkVersion)\lib\net45\GitLink.exe $(ProjectDir) -u https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn -f Roslyn.sln -c $(Configuration)" />
+
     <Exec Command="powershell -noprofile -executionPolicy ByPass -file $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\build\scripts\check-nuspec.ps1 &quot;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..&quot; &quot;$(BinariesPath)&quot;" />
     <Exec Command="powershell -noprofile -executionPolicy ByPass -file $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\build\scripts\create-perftests.ps1 &quot;$(BinariesPath)&quot;" />