diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fa572ed..00396c9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,38 @@ gversion {
     annotate     = false                      // optional. Java only. Adds @Generated annotation
 }
 
+task(eventDeploy) {
+    doLast {
+        if (project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames.any({ it.toLowerCase().contains("deploy") })) {
+
+            def branchPrefix = "event"
+            def branch = 'git branch --show-current'.execute().text.trim()
+            def commitMessage = "Update at '${new Date().toString()}'"
+
+            if (branch.startsWith(branchPrefix)) {
+                exec {
+                    workingDir(projectDir)
+                    executable 'git'
+                    args 'add', '-A'
+                }
+                exec {
+                    workingDir(projectDir)
+                    executable 'git'
+                    args 'commit', '-m', commitMessage
+                    ignoreExitValue = true
+                }
+
+                println "Committed to branch: '$branch'"
+                println "Commit message: '$commitMessage'"
+            } else {
+                println "Not on an event branch, skipping commit"
+            }
+        } else {
+            println "Not running deploy task, skipping commit"
+        }
+    }
+}
+createVersionFile.dependsOn(eventDeploy)
 
 java {
 }