diff --git a/GitVersionCore.Tests/Fixtures/RepositoryFixtureBase.cs b/GitVersionCore.Tests/Fixtures/RepositoryFixtureBase.cs
index 31a26b7b73..4237a11258 100644
--- a/GitVersionCore.Tests/Fixtures/RepositoryFixtureBase.cs
+++ b/GitVersionCore.Tests/Fixtures/RepositoryFixtureBase.cs
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ protected RepositoryFixtureBase(Func<string, IRepository> repoBuilder, Config co
 
     public bool IsForTrackedBranchOnly { private get; set; }
 
-    public void AssertFullSemver(string fullSemver, IRepository repository = null)
+    public void AssertFullSemver(string fullSemver, IRepository repository = null, string commitId = null)
     {
-        var gitVersionContext = new GitVersionContext(repository ?? Repository, configuration, IsForTrackedBranchOnly);
+        var gitVersionContext = new GitVersionContext(repository ?? Repository, configuration, IsForTrackedBranchOnly, commitId);
         var executeGitVersion = ExecuteGitVersion(gitVersionContext);
         var variables = VariableProvider.GetVariablesFor(executeGitVersion, 
             gitVersionContext.Configuration.AssemblyVersioningScheme,
diff --git a/GitVersionCore.Tests/IntegrationTests/DevelopScenarios.cs b/GitVersionCore.Tests/IntegrationTests/DevelopScenarios.cs
index 9dc8e7f3f9..ccb4b888c0 100644
--- a/GitVersionCore.Tests/IntegrationTests/DevelopScenarios.cs
+++ b/GitVersionCore.Tests/IntegrationTests/DevelopScenarios.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,42 @@
 [TestFixture]
 public class DevelopScenarios
 {
+    [Test]
+    public void WhenDevelopHasMultipleCommits_SpecifyExistingCommitId()
+    {
+        using (var fixture = new EmptyRepositoryFixture(new Config()))
+        {
+            fixture.Repository.MakeATaggedCommit("1.0.0");
+            fixture.Repository.CreateBranch("develop").Checkout();
+
+            fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+            fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+            var thirdCommit = fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+            fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+            fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+
+            fixture.AssertFullSemver("1.1.0-unstable.3", commitId: thirdCommit.Sha);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void WhenDevelopHasMultipleCommits_SpecifyNonExistingCommitId()
+    {
+        using (var fixture = new EmptyRepositoryFixture(new Config()))
+        {
+            fixture.Repository.MakeATaggedCommit("1.0.0");
+            fixture.Repository.CreateBranch("develop").Checkout();
+
+            fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+            fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+            fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+            fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+            fixture.Repository.MakeACommit();
+
+            fixture.AssertFullSemver("1.1.0-unstable.5", commitId: "nonexistingcommitid");
+        }
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public void WhenDevelopBranchedFromTaggedCommitOnMasterVersionDoesNotChange()
     {
diff --git a/GitVersionCore/GitVersionContext.cs b/GitVersionCore/GitVersionContext.cs
index 3ad1f2d8a0..a4b875469f 100644
--- a/GitVersionCore/GitVersionContext.cs
+++ b/GitVersionCore/GitVersionContext.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ public class GitVersionContext
     {
         readonly Config configuration;
 
-        public GitVersionContext(IRepository repository, Config configuration, bool isForTrackingBranchOnly = true)
-            : this(repository, repository.Head, configuration, isForTrackingBranchOnly)
+        public GitVersionContext(IRepository repository, Config configuration, bool isForTrackingBranchOnly = true, string commitId = null)
+            : this(repository, repository.Head, configuration, isForTrackingBranchOnly, commitId)
         {
         }
 
-        public GitVersionContext(IRepository repository, Branch currentBranch, Config configuration, bool onlyEvaluateTrackedBranches = true)
+        public GitVersionContext(IRepository repository, Branch currentBranch, Config configuration, bool onlyEvaluateTrackedBranches = true, string commitId = null)
         {
             Repository = repository;
             this.configuration = configuration;
@@ -25,7 +25,24 @@ public GitVersionContext(IRepository repository, Branch currentBranch, Config co
             if (currentBranch == null)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Need a branch to operate on");
 
-            CurrentCommit = currentBranch.Tip;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(commitId))
+            {
+                Logger.WriteInfo(string.Format("Searching for specific commit '{0}'", commitId));
+
+                var commit = repository.Commits.FirstOrDefault(c => string.Equals(c.Sha, commitId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                if (commit != null)
+                {
+                    CurrentCommit = commit;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (CurrentCommit == null)
+            {
+                Logger.WriteWarning("No specific commit specified or found, falling back to latest commit on specified branch");
+
+                CurrentCommit = currentBranch.Tip;
+            }
+
             if (currentBranch.IsDetachedHead())
             {
                 CurrentBranch = CurrentCommit.GetBranchesContainingCommit(repository, OnlyEvaluateTrackedBranches).OnlyOrDefault() ?? currentBranch;
diff --git a/GitVersionExe.Tests/HelpWriterTests.cs b/GitVersionExe.Tests/HelpWriterTests.cs
index d7142bc598..63fb99bad8 100644
--- a/GitVersionExe.Tests/HelpWriterTests.cs
+++ b/GitVersionExe.Tests/HelpWriterTests.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public void AllArgsAreInHelp()
         typeof(Arguments).GetFields()
             .Select(p => p.Name)
             .Where(p => IsNotInHelp(lookup, p, helpText))
-            .Except(new[] { "Authentication" })
+            .Except(new[] { "Authentication", "CommitId" })
             .ShouldBeEmpty();
     }
 
diff --git a/GitVersionExe/ArgumentParser.cs b/GitVersionExe/ArgumentParser.cs
index 3eb8047761..8e2717eb9d 100644
--- a/GitVersionExe/ArgumentParser.cs
+++ b/GitVersionExe/ArgumentParser.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ public static Arguments ParseArguments(List<string> commandLineArguments)
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                if (IsSwitch("c", name))
+                {
+                    arguments.CommitId = value;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if (IsSwitch("exec", name))
                 {
                     arguments.Exec = value;
@@ -198,6 +204,7 @@ public static Arguments ParseArguments(List<string> commandLineArguments)
 
                 throw new WarningException(string.Format("Could not parse command line parameter '{0}'.", name));
             }
+
             return arguments;
         }
 
diff --git a/GitVersionExe/Arguments.cs b/GitVersionExe/Arguments.cs
index e48363666e..4706c0158e 100644
--- a/GitVersionExe/Arguments.cs
+++ b/GitVersionExe/Arguments.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public Arguments()
 
         public string TargetUrl;
         public string TargetBranch;
+        public string CommitId;
 
         public bool Init;
 
diff --git a/GitVersionExe/HelpWriter.cs b/GitVersionExe/HelpWriter.cs
index 9965b18060..51d4bb6362 100644
--- a/GitVersionExe/HelpWriter.cs
+++ b/GitVersionExe/HelpWriter.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Specify name of AssemblyInfo file. Can also /updateAssemblyInfo GlobalAssemblyIn
     /b              Name of the branch to use on the remote repository, must be used in combination with /url.
     /u              Username in case authentication is required.
     /p              Password in case authentication is required.
+    /c              The commit id to check. If not specified, the latest available commit on the specified branch will be used.
     
     # Execute build args
     /exec           Executes target executable making GitVersion variables available as environmental variables
diff --git a/GitVersionExe/Program.cs b/GitVersionExe/Program.cs
index 3ea379f9d3..93fc002112 100644
--- a/GitVersionExe/Program.cs
+++ b/GitVersionExe/Program.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int Run()
 
                 using (var repo = RepositoryLoader.GetRepo(gitDirectory))
                 {
-                    var gitVersionContext = new GitVersionContext(repo, configuration);
+                    var gitVersionContext = new GitVersionContext(repo, configuration, commitId: arguments.CommitId);
                     var semanticVersion = versionFinder.FindVersion(gitVersionContext);
                     var config = gitVersionContext.Configuration;
                     variables = VariableProvider.GetVariablesFor(semanticVersion, config.AssemblyVersioningScheme, config.VersioningMode, config.ContinuousDeploymentFallbackTag, gitVersionContext.IsCurrentCommitTagged);