diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c55483590816..35e2c3e95ccf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,12 +38,35 @@ env:
   BUILD_CACHE_KEY: ${{ github.event.inputs.commit || github.sha }}
 
 jobs:
+  job_get_metadata:
+    name: Get Metadata
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out current commit
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
+          # We need to check out not only the fake merge commit between the PR and the base branch which GH creates, but
+          # also its parents, so that we can pull the commit message from the head commit of the PR
+          fetch-depth: 2
+      - name: Get metadata
+        id: get_metadata
+        # We need to try a number of different options for finding the head commit, because each kind of trigger event
+        # stores it in a different location
+        run: |
+          COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.head_commit.id || env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+          echo "COMMIT_SHA=$COMMIT_SHA" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -n 1 --pretty=format:%s $COMMIT_SHA)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    outputs:
+      commit_label: "${{ env.COMMIT_SHA }}: ${{ env.COMMIT_MESSAGE }}"
+
   job_install_deps:
     name: Install Dependencies
+    needs: job_get_metadata
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: "Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})"
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -70,11 +93,11 @@ jobs:
 
   job_build:
     name: Build
-    needs: job_install_deps
+    needs: [ job_get_metadata, job_install_deps ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -150,13 +173,13 @@ jobs:
 
   job_size_check:
     name: Size Check
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     timeout-minutes: 15
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Size Check will error out outside of the context of a PR
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -184,11 +207,11 @@ jobs:
 
   job_lint:
     name: Lint
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -211,11 +234,11 @@ jobs:
 
   job_circular_dep_check:
     name: Circular Dependency Check
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -238,12 +261,12 @@ jobs:
 
   job_artifacts:
     name: Upload Artifacts
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Build artifacts are only needed for releasing workflow.
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/')
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ github.sha }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -275,7 +298,7 @@ jobs:
 
   job_unit_test:
     name: Test (Node ${{ matrix.node }})
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -283,7 +306,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node: [8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18]
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -312,7 +335,7 @@ jobs:
 
   job_nextjs_integration_test:
     name: Test @sentry/nextjs on (Node ${{ matrix.node }})
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -320,7 +343,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node: [10, 12, 14, 16, 18]
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -349,12 +372,12 @@ jobs:
   # separate job allows them to run in parallel with the other tests.
   job_ember_tests:
     name: Test @sentry/ember
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -388,7 +411,7 @@ jobs:
 
   job_browser_playwright_tests:
     name: Playwright - ${{ (matrix.tracing_only && 'Browser + Tracing') || 'Browser' }} (${{ matrix.bundle }})
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -410,7 +433,7 @@ jobs:
           - bundle: cjs
             tracing_only: false
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -439,7 +462,7 @@ jobs:
 
   job_browser_integration_tests:
     name: Old Browser Integration Tests (${{ matrix.browser }})
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     continue-on-error: true
@@ -450,7 +473,7 @@ jobs:
           - FirefoxHeadless
           - WebkitHeadless
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -478,12 +501,12 @@ jobs:
 
   job_browser_build_tests:
     name: Browser Build Tests
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${ env.HEAD_COMMIT }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}
@@ -512,7 +535,7 @@ jobs:
 
   job_node_integration_tests:
     name: Node SDK Integration Tests (${{ matrix.node }})
-    needs: job_build
+    needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     continue-on-error: true
@@ -520,7 +543,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node: [10, 12, 14, 16, 18]
     steps:
-      - name: Check out current commit (${{ github.sha }})
+      - name: Check out current commit (${{ needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.commit_label }})
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.HEAD_COMMIT }}