diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 37229366..733727c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), and this
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* Add some metadata in the `metadata.txt` when packaging such as commit number, commit SHA1 and date if these keys are presents
+
 ## 2.2.0 - 2022-03-17
 
-* allow to release a version (1.2.3) which is different from the release tag (v1.2.3) (#120)
+* Allow to release a version (1.2.3) which is different from the release tag (v1.2.3) (#120)
+
+## 2.1.2 - 2022-02-15
+
+* Raise an error if a built resource is present in source and the names conflicts by @3nids
 
 ## 2.1.1 - 2022-01-20
 
diff --git a/docs/usage/cli_package.md b/docs/usage/cli_package.md
index 56fe106b..160025bb 100644
--- a/docs/usage/cli_package.md
+++ b/docs/usage/cli_package.md
@@ -28,3 +28,22 @@ optional arguments:
                         If omitted, a git submodule is updated. If specified, git submodules will not be updated/initialized before packaging.
 
 ```
+
+## Additional metadata
+
+When packaging the plugin, some extra metadata information can be added if these keys are present in the `metadata.txt`:
+
+* `commitNumber=` : the commit number in the branch
+* `commitSha1=` : the commit ID
+* `dateTime=` : the date time in UTC format when the packaging is done
+
+* :::{tip}
+These extra parameters are specific to QGIS Plugin CI, so it's strongly recommended storing them below a dedicated section:
+
+```ini
+[tool:qgis-plugin-ci]
+commitNumber=
+commitSha1=
+dateTime=
+```
+:::
diff --git a/docs/usage/cli_release.md b/docs/usage/cli_release.md
index edc5d5c7..9de9136d 100644
--- a/docs/usage/cli_release.md
+++ b/docs/usage/cli_release.md
@@ -39,3 +39,22 @@ optional arguments:
   --osgeo-password OSGEO_PASSWORD
                         The Osgeo password to publish the plugin.
 ```
+
+## Additional metadata
+
+When packaging the plugin, some extra metadata information can be added if these keys are present in the `metadata.txt`:
+
+* `commitNumber=` : the commit number in the branch
+* `commitSha1=` : the commit ID
+* `dateTime=` : the date time in UTC format when the packaging is done
+
+* :::{tip}
+These extra parameters are specific to QGIS Plugin CI, so it's strongly recommended storing them below a dedicated section:
+
+```ini
+[tool:qgis-plugin-ci]
+commitNumber=
+commitSha1=
+dateTime=
+```
+:::
diff --git a/qgis_plugin_CI_testing/metadata.txt b/qgis_plugin_CI_testing/metadata.txt
index d44e31cc..35dc5244 100755
--- a/qgis_plugin_CI_testing/metadata.txt
+++ b/qgis_plugin_CI_testing/metadata.txt
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ experimental=True
 
 # change icon...
 icon=icons/opengisch.png
+
+[tool:qgis-plugin-ci]
+commitNumber=
diff --git a/qgispluginci/release.py b/qgispluginci/release.py
index 4ffd13e7..e64ca71e 100644
--- a/qgispluginci/release.py
+++ b/qgispluginci/release.py
@@ -106,6 +106,30 @@ def create_archive(
         "version={}".format(release_version),
     )
 
+    # Commit number
+    replace_in_file(
+        f"{parameters.plugin_path}/metadata.txt",
+        r"^commitNumber=.*$",
+        f"commitNumber={len(list(repo.iter_commits()))}",
+    )
+
+    # Git SHA1
+    replace_in_file(
+        f"{parameters.plugin_path}/metadata.txt",
+        r"^commitSha1=.*$",
+        f"commitSha1={repo.head.object.hexsha}",
+    )
+
+    # Date/time in UTC
+    date_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).strftime(
+        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+    )
+    replace_in_file(
+        f"{parameters.plugin_path}/metadata.txt",
+        r"^dateTime=.*$",
+        f"dateTime={date_time}",
+    )
+
     # set the plugin as experimental on a pre-release
     if is_prerelease:
         replace_in_file(
diff --git a/test/test_release.py b/test/test_release.py
index c553d9d3..75668980 100644
--- a/test/test_release.py
+++ b/test/test_release.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # standard
 import filecmp
 import os
+import re
 import unittest
 import urllib.request
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@
 import yaml
 from github import Github, GithubException
 from pytransifex.exceptions import PyTransifexException
-from utils import can_skip_test
 
 # Project
 from qgispluginci.changelog import ChangelogParser
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
 from qgispluginci.translation import Translation
 from qgispluginci.utils import replace_in_file
 
-# if change, also update CHANGELOG.md
+# Tests
+from .utils import can_skip_test
+
+# If changed, also update CHANGELOG.md
 RELEASE_VERSION_TEST = "0.1.2"
 
 
@@ -173,12 +176,20 @@ def test_release_changelog(self):
         # open archive and compare
         with ZipFile(archive_name, "r") as zip_file:
             data = zip_file.read(f"{parameters.plugin_path}/metadata.txt")
+
+        # Changelog
         self.assertGreater(
             data.find(bytes(changelog_lastitems, "utf8")),
             0,
             f"changelog detection failed in release: {data}",
         )
 
+        # Commit number
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(re.findall(r"commitNumber=\d+", str(data))))
+
+        # Commit sha1 not in the metadata.txt
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(re.findall(r"commitSha1=\d+", str(data))))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/test_translation.py b/test/test_translation.py
index 68a04a8f..89028f61 100644
--- a/test/test_translation.py
+++ b/test/test_translation.py
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 # 3rd party
 import yaml
 from pytransifex.exceptions import PyTransifexException
-from utils import can_skip_test
 
 # project
 from qgispluginci.parameters import Parameters
 from qgispluginci.translation import Translation
 
+# Tests
+from .utils import can_skip_test
+
 
 class TestTranslation(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):