diff --git a/repo.proto b/repo.proto
index 76376c1..80583b9 100644
--- a/repo.proto
+++ b/repo.proto
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ message Repo {						// `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:2nomutex`
 	string 	userVersion			= 21; 		//
 	repeated string	dirtyList		= 22;		// store the list from git status --porcelain
 	string	state           		= 23; 		// status or state. useful for building tooling
+	GitTag	currentTag           		= 24; 		// used to examine repo branches
 }
 
 message Repos {				// `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:sort` `autogenpb:2nomutex`
diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index 0b39f00..def6d37 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) RunStrictNew(cmd []string) (*cmd.Status, error) {
 		log.Warn(cmd, "failed with", result.Exit)
 		return &result, errors.New(fmt.Sprint(cmd, "failed with", result.Exit))
 	}
-	return nil, nil
+	return &result, nil
 }
 
 func (repo *Repo) Exists(filename string) bool {