diff --git a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
index 32a1bc21..a2c6845d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: List git tag
         run: |
+          echo Git tag:
           git describe --tags --dirty
+          echo Git branch:
+          git symbolic-ref --short HEAD
+          echo Git commit:
+          git log -1 --format="%H"
 
       - name: Validate XML
         run: |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 22477173..c2e00d07 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ SPECREVISION = $(shell echo `git describe --tags --dirty`)
 # This used to be a dependency in the spec html/pdf targets,
 # but that's likely to lead to merge conflicts. Just regenerate
 # when pushing a new spec for review to the sandbox.
-SPECREMARK = from git branch: $(shell echo `git symbolic-ref --short HEAD`) \
-	     commit: $(shell echo `git log -1 --format="%H"`)
+SPECREMARK = from git branch: $(shell echo `git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2> /dev/null || echo Git branch not available`) \
+	     commit: $(shell echo `git log -1 --format="%H" 2> /dev/null || echo Git commit not available`)
 endif
 # The C++ for OpenCL document revision scheme is aligned with its release date.
 # Revision naming scheme is as follows: