diff --git a/modules/extensions.py b/modules/extensions.py
index 1053253ed..f16f059ec 100644
--- a/modules/extensions.py
+++ b/modules/extensions.py
@@ -66,13 +66,11 @@ class Extension:
             try:
                 self.status = 'unknown'
                 self.remote = next(repo.remote().urls, None)
-                head = repo.head.commit
                 self.commit_date = repo.head.commit.committed_date
-                ts = time.asctime(time.gmtime(self.commit_date))
                 if repo.active_branch:
                     self.branch = repo.active_branch.name
-                self.commit_hash = head.hexsha
-                self.version = f'{self.commit_hash[:8]} ({ts})'
+                self.commit_hash = repo.head.commit.hexsha
+                self.version = repo.git.describe("--always", "--tags")  # compared to `self.commit_hash[:8]` this takes about 30% more time total but since we run it in parallel we don't care
 
             except Exception as ex:
                 print(f"Failed reading extension data from Git repository ({self.name}): {ex}", file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/modules/ui_extensions.py b/modules/ui_extensions.py
index aaa7e571a..6ad9a97c5 100644
--- a/modules/ui_extensions.py
+++ b/modules/ui_extensions.py
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ def extension_table():
             <tr>
                 <th><abbr title="Use checkbox to enable the extension; it will be enabled or disabled when you click apply button">Extension</abbr></th>
                 <th>URL</th>
-                <th><abbr title="Extension version">Version</abbr></th>
+                <th>Branch</th>
+                <th>Version</th>
+                <th>Date</th>
                 <th><abbr title="Use checkbox to mark the extension for update; it will be updated when you click apply button">Update</abbr></th>
             </tr>
         </thead>
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ def extension_table():
     """
 
     for ext in extensions.extensions:
+        ext: extensions.Extension
         ext.read_info_from_repo()
 
         remote = f"""<a href="{html.escape(ext.remote or '')}" target="_blank">{html.escape("built-in" if ext.is_builtin else ext.remote or '')}</a>"""
@@ -170,7 +173,9 @@ def extension_table():
             <tr>
                 <td><label{style}><input class="gr-check-radio gr-checkbox" name="enable_{html.escape(ext.name)}" type="checkbox" {'checked="checked"' if ext.enabled else ''}>{html.escape(ext.name)}</label></td>
                 <td>{remote}</td>
+                <td>{ext.branch}</td>
                 <td>{version_link}</td>
+                <td>{time.asctime(time.gmtime(ext.commit_date))}</td>
                 <td{' class="extension_status"' if ext.remote is not None else ''}>{ext_status}</td>
             </tr>
     """