diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj b/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj
index 1166c24c0..1e5f9f586 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
         <Exec Command="git -C &quot;$(ProjectDir.Replace('\','\\'))&quot; describe --tags --always --dirty" ConsoleToMSBuild="true">
             <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="DalamudGitDescribeOutput" />
         </Exec>
+        <Exec Command="git -C &quot;$(ProjectDir.Replace('\','\\'))&quot; rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD" ConsoleToMSBuild="true">
+            <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="DalamudGitBranch" />
+        </Exec>
         <Exec Command="git -C &quot;$(ProjectDir.Replace('\','\\'))\..\lib\FFXIVClientStructs&quot; describe --long --always --dirty" ConsoleToMSBuild="true">
             <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="ClientStructsGitDescribeOutput" />
         </Exec>
@@ -169,6 +172,7 @@
         <PropertyGroup>
             <CommitCount>$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Replace($(DalamudGitCommitCount), @"\t|\n|\r", ""))</CommitCount>
             <CommitHash>$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Replace($(DalamudGitCommitHash), @"\t|\n|\r", ""))</CommitHash>
+            <Branch>$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Replace($(DalamudGitBranch), @"\t|\n|\r", ""))</Branch>
             <SCMVersion>$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Replace($(DalamudGitDescribeOutput), @"\t|\n|\r", ""))</SCMVersion>
             <CommitHashClientStructs>$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Replace($(ClientStructsGitDescribeOutput), @"\t|\n|\r", ""))</CommitHashClientStructs>
         </PropertyGroup>
@@ -182,6 +186,7 @@
         <!-- stub out version since it takes a while. -->
         <PropertyGroup>
             <SCMVersion>Local build at $([System.DateTime]::Now.ToString(yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss))</SCMVersion>
+            <Branch>???</Branch>
             <CommitHashClientStructs>???</CommitHashClientStructs>
         </PropertyGroup>
     </Target>
@@ -205,6 +210,10 @@
                 <_Parameter1>GitCommitCount</_Parameter1>
                 <_Parameter2>$(CommitCount)</_Parameter2>
             </AssemblyAttributes>
+            <AssemblyAttributes Include="AssemblyMetadata" Condition="'$(Branch)' != ''">
+                <_Parameter1>GitBranch</_Parameter1>
+                <_Parameter2>$(Branch)</_Parameter2>
+            </AssemblyAttributes>
             <AssemblyAttributes Include="AssemblyMetadata" Condition="'$(CommitHashClientStructs)' != ''">
                 <_Parameter1>GitHashClientStructs</_Parameter1>
                 <_Parameter2>$(CommitHashClientStructs)</_Parameter2>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs
index 05ecff8d9..f2ffc7a4c 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs
@@ -1060,7 +1060,8 @@ internal class DalamudInterface : IInternalDisposableService
                 {
                     ImGui.PushFont(InterfaceManager.MonoFont);
 
-                    ImGui.BeginMenu(Util.GetScmVersion(), false);
+                    ImGui.BeginMenu(Util.GetBranch() ?? "???", false);
+                    ImGui.BeginMenu($"{Util.GetScmVersion()}", false);
                     ImGui.BeginMenu(this.FrameCount.ToString("000000"), false);
                     ImGui.BeginMenu(ImGui.GetIO().Framerate.ToString("000"), false);
                     ImGui.BeginMenu($"W:{Util.FormatBytes(GC.GetTotalMemory(false))}", false);
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/BranchSwitcherWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/BranchSwitcherWindow.cs
index f7250e528..da6217aca 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/BranchSwitcherWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/BranchSwitcherWindow.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Colors;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Windowing;
 using Dalamud.Networking.Http;
+using Dalamud.Utility;
+
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows;
@@ -44,13 +46,10 @@ public class BranchSwitcherWindow : Window
             this.branches = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<Dictionary<string, VersionEntry>>(BranchInfoUrl);
             Debug.Assert(this.branches != null, "this.branches != null");
 
-            var config = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
-            this.selectedBranchIndex = this.branches!.Any(x => x.Key == config.DalamudBetaKind) ?
-                                           this.branches.TakeWhile(x => x.Key != config.DalamudBetaKind).Count()
+            var branch = Util.GetBranch();
+            this.selectedBranchIndex = this.branches!.Any(x => x.Value.Track == branch) ?
+                                           this.branches.TakeWhile(x => x.Value.Track != branch).Count()
                                            : 0;
-
-            if (this.branches.ElementAt(this.selectedBranchIndex).Value.Key != config.DalamudBetaKey)
-                this.selectedBranchIndex = 0;
         });
 
         base.OnOpen();
@@ -88,13 +87,12 @@ public class BranchSwitcherWindow : Window
                 var config = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
                 config.DalamudBetaKind = pickedBranch.Key;
                 config.DalamudBetaKey = pickedBranch.Value.Key;
-                config.QueueSave();
 
                 // If we exit immediately, we need to write out the new config now
-                Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get().ForceSave();
+                config.ForceSave();
 
                 var appData = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
-                var xlPath = Path.Combine(appData, "XIVLauncher", "XIVLauncher.exe");
+                var xlPath = Path.Combine(appData, "XIVLauncher", "current", "XIVLauncher.exe");
 
                 if (File.Exists(xlPath))
                 {
diff --git a/Dalamud/Utility/Util.cs b/Dalamud/Utility/Util.cs
index 4d578db40..50006a023 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Utility/Util.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Utility/Util.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public static partial class Util
     private static string? scmVersionInternal;
     private static string? gitHashInternal;
     private static string? gitHashClientStructsInternal;
+    private static string? branchInternal;
 
     private static ulong moduleStartAddr;
     private static ulong moduleEndAddr;
@@ -134,6 +135,25 @@ public static partial class Util
         return gitHashClientStructsInternal;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the Dalamud branch name this version of Dalamud was built from, or null, if this is a Debug build.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>The branch name.</returns>
+    public static string? GetBranch()
+    {
+        if (branchInternal != null)
+            return branchInternal;
+
+        var asm = typeof(Util).Assembly;
+        var attrs = asm.GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyMetadataAttribute>();
+
+        var gitBranch = attrs.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Key == "GitBranch")?.Value;
+        if (gitBranch == null)
+            return null;
+
+        return branchInternal = gitBranch == "master" ? "release" : gitBranch;
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc cref="DescribeAddress(nint)"/>
     public static unsafe string DescribeAddress(void* p) => DescribeAddress((nint)p);