diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
index f2fdf745d..82aad7758 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 name: Create Release
 on:
   push:
-    # run only on tags
     tags:
       - '**'
+  pull_request:
+    # Release a new SNAPSHOT version every time a PR is merged to v6.
+    types: [closed]
+    branches: ['v6']
 
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Deploy
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+    if: >
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags'))
+      || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.merged == true)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 1
   gh-release:
     name: Create a GitHub Release
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ release ]
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5556e234e..6d45aa890 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,9 +19,27 @@ To start using Weaviate Java Client add the dependency to `pom.xml`:
 
 ### Uber JAR🫙
 
-If you're building a uber-JAR with something like `maven-assembly-plugin`, use a shaded version with classifier `all`.  
+If you're building a uber-JAR with something like `maven-assembly-plugin`, use a shaded version with classifier `all`.
 This ensures that all dynamically-loaded dependecies of `io.grpc` are resolved correctly.
 
+### SNAPSHOT releases
+
+The latest development version of `client6` is released after every merged pull request. Set the version to `6.0.0-SNAPSHOT` to include it in your project.
+Please be mindful of the fact that this is not a stable release and breaking changes may be introduced.
+
+Snapshot releases overwrite each other, so no two releases are alike. If you find a bug in one of the `SNAPSHOT` versions that you'd like to report, please include the output of `Debug.printBuildInfo()` in the ticket's description.
+
+```java
+import io.weaviate.client6.v1.internal.Debug;
+
+public class App {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Debug.printBuildInfo();
+
+        // ...the rest of your application code...
+    }
+}
+```
 
 ### Gson and reflective access to internal JDK classes
 
@@ -41,14 +59,11 @@ applicationDefaultJvmArgs += listOf(
 )
 ```
 
-## Documentation
+## Useful resources
 
 - [Documentation](https://weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/current/client-libraries/java.html).
-
-## Support
-
-- [Stackoverflow for questions](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/weaviate).
-- [Github for issues](https://github.com/weaviate/java-client/issues).
+- [StackOverflow for questions about Weaviate](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/weaviate).
+- [Github for issues in client6](https://github.com/weaviate/java-client/issues).
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc4980990..69ae33917 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -360,6 +360,28 @@
             </execution>
           </executions>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
+            <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>4.9.10</version>
+            <executions>
+                <execution>
+                    <id>get-the-git-infos</id>
+                    <goals>
+                        <goal>revision</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                    <phase>initialize</phase>
+                </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+                <useNativeGit>true</useNativeGit>
+                <generateGitPropertiesFile>true</generateGitPropertiesFile>
+                <generateGitPropertiesFilename>${project.build.outputDirectory}/client6-git.properties</generateGitPropertiesFilename>
+                <commitIdGenerationMode>full</commitIdGenerationMode>
+                <failOnNoGitDirectory>false</failOnNoGitDirectory>
+                <failOnUnableToExtractRepoInfo>false</failOnUnableToExtractRepoInfo>
+            </configuration>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -522,6 +544,10 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+            <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
+            <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/BuildInfo.java b/src/main/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/BuildInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29fc339cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/BuildInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package io.weaviate.client6.v1.internal;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+public final class BuildInfo {
+  /** Prevent public initialization. */
+  private BuildInfo() {
+  }
+
+  public static final String BRANCH;
+  public static final String COMMIT_ID;
+  public static final String COMMIT_ID_ABBREV;
+
+  static {
+    var properties = new Properties();
+
+    try {
+      properties.load(BuildInfo.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("client6-git.properties"));
+    } catch (IOException | NullPointerException e) {
+      System.out.println("failed to load client6-git.properties, no build information will be available");
+    }
+
+    BRANCH = String.valueOf(properties.get("git.branch"));
+    COMMIT_ID = String.valueOf(properties.get("git.commit.id.full"));
+    COMMIT_ID_ABBREV = String.valueOf(properties.get("git.commit.id.abbrev"));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/Debug.java b/src/main/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/Debug.java
index 8d3702d61..87f560627 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/Debug.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/Debug.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package io.weaviate.client6.v1.internal;
 
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
 import com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException;
 import com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder;
 import com.google.protobuf.util.JsonFormat;
@@ -24,4 +26,30 @@ private static final String proto2json(MessageOrBuilder proto) {
 
     return out;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Write build info to an output. See {@link #printBuildInfo}.
+   *
+   * <p>
+   * Usage:
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   * // Log to stdout
+   * Debug.writeBuildInfo(System.out::println);
+   *
+   * // Write to custom logger
+   * Debug.writeBuildInfo(mylog::info);
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @param writer Output writer.
+   */
+  public static final void writeBuildInfo(Consumer<String> writer) {
+    writer.accept("[io.weaviate.client6.v1.internal.BuildInfo] branch=%s commit_id=%s"
+        .formatted(BuildInfo.BRANCH, BuildInfo.COMMIT_ID_ABBREV));
+  }
+
+  /** Print build info to stdout. */
+  public static final void printBuildInfo() {
+    writeBuildInfo(System.out::println);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/BuildInfoTest.java b/src/test/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/BuildInfoTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..271b14dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/io/weaviate/client6/v1/internal/BuildInfoTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package io.weaviate.client6.v1.internal;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.Assume;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class BuildInfoTest {
+  private static final String BRANCH = gitBranch();
+  private static final String COMMIT_ID = gitCommit();
+
+  @Test
+  public void testBuildInfo() throws IOException {
+    Assume.assumeNotNull(BRANCH, COMMIT_ID);
+    Assume.assumeTrue("found git branch", !BRANCH.isBlank());
+    Assume.assumeTrue("found git commit", !COMMIT_ID.isBlank());
+
+    Assertions.assertThat(BuildInfo.BRANCH).as("branch").isEqualTo(BRANCH);
+    Assertions.assertThat(BuildInfo.COMMIT_ID).as("commit.full").isEqualTo(COMMIT_ID);
+    Assertions.assertThat(COMMIT_ID).as("commit.abbrev").startsWith(BuildInfo.COMMIT_ID_ABBREV);
+  }
+
+  /** Get current non-abbreviated Git commit hash. */
+  private static String gitCommit() {
+    return runCommand("/usr/bin/git", "rev-parse", "HEAD");
+  }
+
+  /** Get current git branch. */
+  private static String gitBranch() {
+    return runCommand("/usr/bin/git", "branch", "--show-current");
+  }
+
+  /** Run shell command and return the output as multi-line string. */
+  private static String runCommand(String... cmdarray) {
+    try {
+      var process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmdarray);
+      var r = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
+      return String.join("\n", (Iterable<String>) () -> r.lines().iterator());
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+}