diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md
index 78c45779b53..90761edebf0 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ This document shows you what's new in the latest release and flags it with one o
 
 ---
 
+## 5.25.0.beta (XXX) {#5250}
+
+- {{% badge style="note" title=" " %}}Change{{% /badge %}} If you run Hugo with [GitInfo](https://gohugo.io/methods/page/gitinfo/) configured, the default page footer now prints out name, email address and date of the last commit. If you want to turn this off you either have to run Hugo without GitInfo (which is the default) or overwrite the `content-footer.html' partial.
+
 ## 5.24.0 (2024-02-28) {#5240}
 
 - {{% badge color="fuchsia" icon="fab fa-hackerrank" title=" " %}}0.112.4{{% /badge %}} This release requires a newer Hugo version.
diff --git a/layouts/partials/content-footer.html b/layouts/partials/content-footer.html
index 4e0bcdb3c8a..6c6b3562120 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/content-footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/content-footer.html
@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
-{{- with .Params.LastModifierDisplayName }}
-              <i class='fas fa-user'></i> {{ with $.Params.LastModifierEmail }}<a href="mailto:{{ . }}">{{ end }}{{ . }}{{ with $.Params.LastModifierEmail }}</a>{{ end }}
-  {{- with $.Date }}
-              <i class='fas fa-calendar'></i> {{ . | time.Format ":date_medium" }}
+{{- $LastModifierDisplayName := "" }}
+{{- $LastModifierEmail := "" }}
+{{- $Date := "" }}
+{{- with .GitInfo }}
+  {{- with .AuthorName }}
+    {{- $LastModifierDisplayName = . }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- with .AuthorEmail  }}
+    {{- $LastModifierEmail = . }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- with .AuthorDate  }}
+    {{- $Date = . | time.Format ":date_medium" }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- else }}
+  {{- with .Params.LastModifierDisplayName }}
+    {{- $LastModifierDisplayName = . }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Params.LastModifierEmail }}
+    {{- $LastModifierEmail = . }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Date }}
+    {{- $Date = . | time.Format ":date_medium" }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if $LastModifierDisplayName }}
+              <i class='fas fa-user'></i> {{ with $LastModifierEmail }}<a href="mailto:{{ . }}">{{ end }}{{ $LastModifierDisplayName }}{{ with $LastModifierEmail }}</a>{{ end }}
+  {{- with $Date }}
+              <i class='fas fa-calendar'></i> {{ . }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- partial "term-list.html" (dict