diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/unc_custom.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/unc_custom.css.scss
index c6b52af0f..686c1d374 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/unc_custom.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/unc_custom.css.scss
@@ -309,9 +309,11 @@ div.person {
 }
 
 .site-footer, .social {
-  height: 30px;
+  height: auto;
 }
 
+
+
 #unc-footer {
   background-color: $carolina-blue-dark;
 
@@ -322,18 +324,33 @@ div.person {
     width: 100%;
   }
 
+  a {
+    color: $text-color;
+  }
+
   ul {
+    margin: auto;
+
     li {
+      color: $text-color;
       display: inline-block;
       margin: -10px 0 0 15px;
       padding-right: 15px;
       border-right: 1px solid $text-color;
 
+      &:first-child {
+        margin-left: 0;
+      }
+
       &:last-child {
         border-right: none;
       }
     }
   }
+
+  #unc-version-footer {
+    margin-top: 15px;
+  }
 }
 
 div.unc-modal {
@@ -701,6 +718,10 @@ li {
       padding-top: 10px;
       border-right: none;
     }
+
+    #unc-version-footer {
+      margin-top: auto;
+    }
   }
 
   #unc-featured {
@@ -863,6 +884,7 @@ li {
   #unc-footer {
     ul li {
       display: block;
+      margin-left: 0;
       margin-top: 5px;
     }
   }
@@ -913,8 +935,7 @@ li {
   }
 
   ul.navbar-nav {
-    margin-top: 8px;
-    padding-left: 20px;
+    margin: 8px auto;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1001,4 +1022,4 @@ li {
       display: block !important;
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb
index 7be95e8f0..1f3b81430 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 <%# [hyc-override] Overriding partial in hyrax gem to update homepage %>
 <footer id="unc-footer" class="navbar navbar-inverse site-footer">
-  <div class="container-fluid">
-    <div class="navbar-text">
-      <ul class="navbar-nav list-unstyled">
-        <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.home'), '/' %></li>
-        <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.browse_collections'), main_app.search_catalog_path(f: { human_readable_type_sim: ["Collection"]}) %></li>
-        <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.help'), "https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/cdr" %></li>
-        <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.contact'), "https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/cdr/index.php/contact-us" %></li>
-        <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.library_home'), "https://library.unc.edu" %></li>
-        <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.privacy_policy'), "https://library.unc.edu/privacy-policy" %></li>
-        <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.accessibility'), "https://digitalaccess.unc.edu/report" %></li>
-      </ul>
+    <div class="navbar-text text-center">
+      <div class="text-center">
+        <div>
+          <ul class="navbar-nav list-unstyled">
+            <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.home'), '/' %></li>
+            <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.browse_collections'), main_app.search_catalog_path(f: { human_readable_type_sim: ["Collection"]}) %></li>
+            <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.help'), "https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/cdr" %></li>
+            <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.contact'), "https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/cdr/index.php/contact-us" %></li>
+            <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.library_home'), "https://library.unc.edu" %></li>
+            <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.privacy_policy'), "https://library.unc.edu/privacy-policy" %></li>
+            <li><%= link_to t('hyrax.links.accessibility'), "https://digitalaccess.unc.edu/report" %></li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+        <div>
+          <ul id="unc-version-footer" class="list-unstyled">
+            <li title="<%= GIT_SHA %>"><%= link_to("Hy-C #{BRANCH}", "https://github.com/UNC-Libraries/hy-c") %></li>
+            <li><%= LAST_DEPLOYED %></li>
+            <li><%= link_to("Hyrax version #{HYRAX_VERSION}", "https://hyrax.samvera.org/") %></li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </div>
-  </div>
 </footer>
 <%= render '/shared/select_work_type_modal' %>
diff --git a/config/initializers/git_sha.rb b/config/initializers/git_sha.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a06d0aaa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/git_sha.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+GIT_SHA = `git rev-parse HEAD`.chomp
+BRANCH = `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`.chomp
+Rails.logger.debug("in initializer: #{Rails.env}")
+LAST_DEPLOYED = if Rails.env.production?
+                  # on cdr-test this returns /net/deploy/ir/test/releases/DEPLOY_DATE
+                  # e.g. /net/deploy/ir/test/releases/20211202095413
+                  directory_name = `pwd -P`.chomp
+                  deploy_date = directory_name.match(/\d+/).try(:[], 0)
+                  begin
+                    Date.parse(deploy_date).strftime("Deployed on %B %-d, %Y")
+                  rescue ArgumentError, TypeError
+                    "Cannot determine deploy date"
+                  end
+                else
+                  "Not in deployed environment"
+                end
+
+HYRAX_VERSION = Gem.loaded_specs["hyrax"].version.to_s
diff --git a/spec/features/footer_spec.rb b/spec/features/footer_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96840ff2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/footer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.feature 'custom shared footer' do
+  before do
+    visit "/"
+  end
+
+  it "displays the version footer" do
+    expect(page).to have_css("#unc-version-footer")
+  end
+
+  it "has the Hyrax version from the gemfile" do
+    expect(page).to have_link("Hyrax version", href: "https://hyrax.samvera.org/")
+    expect(page).to have_link("Hy-C")
+  end
+
+  context "in the development environment" do
+    before do
+      allow(Rails).to receive(:env).and_return(ActiveSupport::StringInquirer.new("development"))
+    end
+
+    it "displays that it's not in a deployed environment" do
+      expect(page).to have_content("Not in deployed environment")
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "in a deployed environment" do
+    before do
+      Rails.logger.debug("in test 'before' block, before 'allow': #{Rails.env}")
+      allow(Rails).to receive(:env).and_return(ActiveSupport::StringInquirer.new("production"))
+      Rails.logger.debug("in test 'before' block, after 'allow': #{Rails.env}")
+    end
+
+    it "displays data based on the directory it's in" do
+      pending("Cannot mock production environment in initializer")
+      Rails.logger.debug("in test 'it' block: #{Rails.env}")
+      expect(page).to have_content("Deployed some_date")
+    end
+  end
+end