diff --git a/controllers/system_info.go b/controllers/system_info.go
index 8d52e9ec..de349f54 100644
--- a/controllers/system_info.go
+++ b/controllers/system_info.go
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ type SystemInfo struct {
 }
 
 type GitRepoInfo struct {
-	Commit  string `json:"commit"`
-	Version string `json:"version"`
+	AheadCnt int    `json:"ahead_cnt"`
+	Commit   string `json:"commit"`
+	Version  string `json:"version"`
 }
 
 // GetSystemInfo
@@ -76,15 +77,16 @@ func (c *ApiController) GetSystemInfo() {
 // @Success 200 {string} local latest version hash of casdoor
 // @router /get-release [get]
 func (c *ApiController) GitRepoVersion() {
-	commit, version, err := util.GetGitRepoVersion()
+	aheadCnt, commit, version, err := util.GetGitRepoVersion()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.ResponseError(err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
 	c.Data["json"] = GitRepoInfo{
-		Commit:  commit,
-		Version: version,
+		AheadCnt: aheadCnt,
+		Commit:   commit,
+		Version:  version,
 	}
 	c.ServeJSON()
 }
diff --git a/util/system.go b/util/system.go
index 2a902784..9abc301b 100644
--- a/util/system.go
+++ b/util/system.go
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ func GetMemoryUsage() (uint64, uint64, error) {
 }
 
 // get github current commit and repo release version
-func GetGitRepoVersion() (string, string, error) {
+func GetGitRepoVersion() (int, string, string, error) {
 	_, filename, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
 	rootPath := path.Dir(path.Dir(filename))
 	r, err := git.PlainOpen(rootPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
+		return -1, "", "", err
 	}
 	ref, err := r.Head()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
+		return -1, "", "", err
 	}
 	tags, err := r.Tags()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
+		return -1, "", "", err
 	}
 	tagMap := make(map[plumbing.Hash]string)
 	err = tags.ForEach(func(t *plumbing.Reference) error {
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ func GetGitRepoVersion() (string, string, error) {
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
+		return -1, "", "", err
 	}
 
 	cIter, err := r.Log(&git.LogOptions{From: ref.Hash()})
 
+	aheadCnt := 0
 	releaseVersion := ""
 	// iterates over the commits
 	err = cIter.ForEach(func(c *object.Commit) error {
@@ -88,11 +89,14 @@ func GetGitRepoVersion() (string, string, error) {
 				releaseVersion = tag
 			}
 		}
+		if releaseVersion == "" {
+			aheadCnt++
+		}
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
+		return -1, "", "", err
 	}
 
-	return ref.Hash().String(), releaseVersion, nil
+	return aheadCnt, ref.Hash().String(), releaseVersion, nil
 }
diff --git a/util/sysytem_test.go b/util/sysytem_test.go
index 41dfa482..2c206b47 100644
--- a/util/sysytem_test.go
+++ b/util/sysytem_test.go
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ func TestGetMemoryUsage(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetGitRepoVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	commit, version, err := GetGitRepoVersion()
+	aheadCnt, commit, version, err := GetGitRepoVersion()
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	t.Log(commit, version)
+	t.Log(aheadCnt, commit, version)
 }
 
 func TestGetVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	_, filename, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
-	rootPath := path.Dir(path.Dir(filename))
-	r, err := git.PlainOpen(rootPath)
+	root := path.Dir(path.Dir(filename))
+	r, err := git.PlainOpen(root)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Log(err)
 	}
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ func TestGetVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	testHash := plumbing.NewHash("16b1d0e1f001c1162a263ed50c1a892c947d5783")
+	testHash := plumbing.NewHash("f8bc87eb4e5ba3256424cf14aafe0549f812f1cf")
 	cIter, err := r.Log(&git.LogOptions{From: testHash})
 
+	aheadCnt := 0
 	releaseVersion := ""
 	// iterates over the commits
 	err = cIter.ForEach(func(c *object.Commit) error {
@@ -80,7 +81,12 @@ func TestGetVersion(t *testing.T) {
 				releaseVersion = tag
 			}
 		}
+		if releaseVersion == "" {
+			aheadCnt++
+		}
 		return nil
 	})
-	assert.Equal(t, "v1.260.0", releaseVersion)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, aheadCnt)
+	assert.Equal(t, "v1.257.0", releaseVersion)
 }