diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker.rb
index d91ba7d1..b5143e05 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-require 'pact_broker/client/can_i_deploy'
 require 'pact_broker/client/version'
+require 'pact_broker/client/can_i_deploy'
+require 'pact_broker/client/git'
 require 'pact_broker/client/cli/version_selector_options_parser'
 require 'pact_broker/client/cli/custom_thor'
 require 'pact_broker/client/publish_pacts'
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def can_i_deploy(*ignored_but_necessary)
         method_option :broker_password, aliases: "-p", desc: "Pact Broker basic auth password"
         method_option :tag, aliases: "-t", type: :array, banner: "TAG", desc: "Tag name for consumer version. Can be specified multiple times."
         method_option :verbose, aliases: "-v", desc: "Verbose output", :required => false
+        method_option :tag_with_git_branch, aliases: "-g", type: :boolean, default: false, required: false, desc: "Tag consumer version with the name of the current git branch. Default: false"
 
         def publish(*pact_files)
           validate_pact_files(pact_files)
@@ -90,7 +92,9 @@ def file_list pact_files
           end
 
           def tags
-            [*options.tag].compact
+            t = [*options.tag]
+            t << PactBroker::Client::Git.branch if options.tag_with_git_branch
+            t.compact.uniq
           end
 
           def pact_broker_client_options
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/git.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/git.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5875808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/git.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+require 'pact_broker/client/error'
+
+module PactBroker
+  module Client
+    module Git
+      COMMAND = 'git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'
+
+      def self.branch
+        `#{COMMAND}`.strip
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        raise PactBroker::Client::Error, "Could not determine current git branch using command `#{COMMAND}`. #{e.class} #{e.message}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker_publish_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker_publish_spec.rb
index 833d314d..01608432 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker_publish_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker_publish_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module PactBroker::Client::CLI
     describe ".broker" do
       before do
         allow(PactBroker::Client::PublishPacts).to receive(:call).and_return(true)
+        allow(PactBroker::Client::Git).to receive(:branch).and_return("bar")
         subject.options = OpenStruct.new(minimum_valid_options)
       end
 
@@ -79,6 +80,30 @@ module PactBroker::Client::CLI
         end
       end
 
+      context "with tag-with-git-branch" do
+        before do
+          subject.options = OpenStruct.new(
+            minimum_valid_options.merge(tag_with_git_branch: true)
+          )
+        end
+
+        it "determines the git branch name" do
+          expect(PactBroker::Client::Git).to receive(:branch)
+          invoke_broker
+        end
+
+        it "adds it to the list of tags when publishing" do
+          expect(PactBroker::Client::PublishPacts).to receive(:call).with(
+            anything,
+            anything,
+            anything,
+            ['bar'],
+            anything
+          )
+          invoke_broker
+        end
+      end
+
       context "with basic auth options specified" do
         before do
           subject.options = OpenStruct.new(