diff --git a/expose-git-information-actuator/README.md b/expose-git-information-actuator/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Codebase for the blog post [#HOWTO: Expose git information with Spring Boot’s Actuator](https://rieckpil.de/howto-expose-git-information-with-spring-boots-actuator/)
+
+Steps to run this application:
+
+1. Clone this Git repository
+2. Navigate to the folder `expose-git-information-actuator`
+3. Build the project with `mvn clean package`
+4. Run the application with `java -jar target/expose-git-information-actuator-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar`
+5. Open the browser on `http://localhost:8080/actuator/info`
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diff --git a/expose-git-information-actuator/pom.xml b/expose-git-information-actuator/pom.xml
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--- a/expose-git-information-actuator/pom.xml
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@@ -46,8 +46,14 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>build-info</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
             </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>