diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 47c682868..0495ffe56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -295,3 +295,32 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: v3
+
+  test-output:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # Clone this repo
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # Basic checkout using git
+      - name: Checkout basic
+        id: checkout
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          ref: test-data/v2/basic
+
+      # Verify output
+      - name: Verify output
+        run: |
+          echo "Commit: ${{ steps.checkout.outputs.commit }}"
+          echo "Ref: ${{ steps.checkout.outputs.ref }}"
+
+          if [ "${{ steps.checkout.outputs.ref }}" != "test-data/v2/basic" ]; then
+            echo "Expected ref to be test-data/v2/basic"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      # needed to make checkout post cleanup succeed
+      - name: Fix Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 75d5ae2d8..6842eb843 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ inputs:
   github-server-url:
     description: The base URL for the GitHub instance that you are trying to clone from, will use environment defaults to fetch from the same instance that the workflow is running from unless specified. Example URLs are https://github.com or https://my-ghes-server.example.com
     required: false
+outputs:
+  ref:
+    description: 'The branch, tag or SHA that was checked out'
+  commit:
+    description: 'The commit SHA that was checked out'
 runs:
   using: node20
   main: dist/index.js
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c39596b5b..21fbd65ab 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1355,7 +1355,8 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             // Get commit information
             const commitInfo = yield git.log1();
             // Log commit sha
-            yield git.log1("--format='%H'");
+            const commitSHA = yield git.log1('--format=%H');
+            core.setOutput('commit', commitSHA.trim());
             // Check for incorrect pull request merge commit
             yield refHelper.checkCommitInfo(settings.authToken, commitInfo, settings.repositoryOwner, settings.repositoryName, settings.ref, settings.commit, settings.githubServerUrl);
         }
@@ -1895,6 +1896,7 @@ function run() {
                 coreCommand.issueCommand('add-matcher', {}, path.join(__dirname, 'problem-matcher.json'));
                 // Get sources
                 yield gitSourceProvider.getSource(sourceSettings);
+                core.setOutput('ref', sourceSettings.ref);
             }
             finally {
                 // Unregister problem matcher
diff --git a/src/git-source-provider.ts b/src/git-source-provider.ts
index f723d94f4..2d3513897 100644
--- a/src/git-source-provider.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-provider.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
     const commitInfo = await git.log1()
 
     // Log commit sha
-    await git.log1("--format='%H'")
+    const commitSHA = await git.log1('--format=%H')
+    core.setOutput('commit', commitSHA.trim())
 
     // Check for incorrect pull request merge commit
     await refHelper.checkCommitInfo(
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 97a27af0a..0684c6f5e 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
 
       // Get sources
       await gitSourceProvider.getSource(sourceSettings)
+      core.setOutput('ref', sourceSettings.ref)
     } finally {
       // Unregister problem matcher
       coreCommand.issueCommand('remove-matcher', {owner: 'checkout-git'}, '')