diff --git a/elements/source-repositories/extra-data.d/98-source-repositories b/elements/source-repositories/extra-data.d/98-source-repositories
index 86b1275a..7b9d0eb2 100755
--- a/elements/source-repositories/extra-data.d/98-source-repositories
+++ b/elements/source-repositories/extra-data.d/98-source-repositories
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@ function get_repos_for_element(){
                 pushd $REPO_DEST
                 sudo git fetch $CACHE_PATH $REPOREF
                 sudo git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
+                # Get the reference in use
+                git_ref=$(git rev-parse FETCH_HEAD)
                 popd
+
+                # Write the reference being used into the source-repositories manifest
+                echo "$REPONAME git $REPOPATH $REPOLOCATION $git_ref" >> $GIT_MANIFEST
                 ;;
             tar)
                 # The top level directory of the tarball mightn't have a fixed name i.e.
@@ -168,8 +173,19 @@ if [ -e "$OLD_CACHE_BASE" ] ; then
     fi
 fi
 mkdir -p $CACHE_BASE
+# Use the IMAGE_NAME from the calling script, and make it unique with the temporary path
+GIT_MANIFEST_NAME=dib-git-manifest-$(basename ${IMAGE_NAME})
+GIT_MANIFEST_CACHE_NAME=${GIT_MANIFEST_NAME}_$(dirname ${TMP_MOUNT_PATH##*.})
+GIT_MANIFEST=$CACHE_BASE/${GIT_MANIFEST_CACHE_NAME}
+rm -f $GIT_MANIFEST
 
 # Get source repositories for the target
 for _SOURCEREPO in $(find $TMP_HOOKS_PATH -maxdepth 1 -name "source-repository-*" -not -name '*~'); do
     get_repos_for_element $_SOURCEREPO
 done
+
+# Copy the manifest into the image if it exists (there may be no git repositories used)
+if [ -e "$GIT_MANIFEST" ] ; then
+    sudo cp $GIT_MANIFEST $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/etc/$GIT_MANIFEST_NAME
+    sudo mv $GIT_MANIFEST $(dirname ${IMAGE_NAME})/$GIT_MANIFEST_NAME
+fi