diff --git a/cmd/createPromotePipelineJob.go b/cmd/createPromotePipelineJob.go
index 25e0269..63df42f 100644
--- a/cmd/createPromotePipelineJob.go
+++ b/cmd/createPromotePipelineJob.go
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"errors"
+	apiclient "github.com/equinor/radix-cli/generated-client/client"
+	"github.com/equinor/radix-cli/generated-client/client/environment"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/equinor/radix-cli/generated-client/client/application"
@@ -35,14 +37,22 @@ var createPromotePipelineJobCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
+		useActiveDeployment, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("use-active-deployment")
 		deploymentName, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("deployment")
 		fromEnvironment, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("from-environment")
 		toEnvironment, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("to-environment")
 		triggeredByUser, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("user")
 		follow, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("follow")
 
-		if appName == nil || *appName == "" || deploymentName == "" || fromEnvironment == "" || toEnvironment == "" {
-			return errors.New("application name, deployment name, from and to environments are required")
+		if !useActiveDeployment && deploymentName == "" {
+			return errors.New("Specifying deployment name or setting use-active-deployment is required")
+		}
+		if useActiveDeployment && deploymentName != "" {
+			return errors.New("You cannot set use-active-deployment and specify deployment name at the same time")
+		}
+
+		if appName == nil || *appName == "" || fromEnvironment == "" || toEnvironment == "" {
+			return errors.New("application name, from and to environments are required")
 		}
 
 		cmd.SilenceUsage = true
@@ -51,6 +61,16 @@ var createPromotePipelineJobCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		if useActiveDeployment {
+			d, err := getActiveDeploymentName(apiClient, *appName, fromEnvironment)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			deploymentName = d
+		}
+
 		triggerPipelineParams := application.NewTriggerPipelinePromoteParams()
 		triggerPipelineParams.SetAppName(*appName)
 		triggerPipelineParams.SetPipelineParametersPromote(&models.PipelineParametersPromote{
@@ -75,6 +95,23 @@ var createPromotePipelineJobCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+func getActiveDeploymentName(apiClient *apiclient.Radixapi, appName, envName string) (string, error) {
+	params := environment.NewGetEnvironmentParams()
+	params.SetAppName(appName)
+	params.SetEnvName(envName)
+
+	resp, err := apiClient.Environment.GetEnvironment(params, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to get environment details")
+	}
+
+	if resp.Payload.ActiveDeployment == nil || resp.Payload.ActiveDeployment.Name == "" {
+		return "", errors.Errorf("Environment '%s' does not have any active deployments", envName)
+	}
+
+	return resp.Payload.ActiveDeployment.Name, nil
+}
+
 func init() {
 	createJobCmd.AddCommand(createPromotePipelineJobCmd)
 	createPromotePipelineJobCmd.Flags().StringP("application", "a", "", "Name of the application to be promoted")
@@ -83,5 +120,6 @@ func init() {
 	createPromotePipelineJobCmd.Flags().StringP("to-environment", "", "", "The deployment target environment")
 	createPromotePipelineJobCmd.Flags().StringP("user", "u", "", "The user who triggered the promote pipeline job")
 	createPromotePipelineJobCmd.Flags().BoolP("follow", "f", false, "Follow the promote pipeline job log")
+	createPromotePipelineJobCmd.Flags().BoolP("use-active-deployment", "", false, "Promote the active deployment")
 	setContextSpecificPersistentFlags(createPromotePipelineJobCmd)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/getBranchEnvironment.go b/cmd/getBranchEnvironment.go
index 332412b..bb85a06 100644
--- a/cmd/getBranchEnvironment.go
+++ b/cmd/getBranchEnvironment.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/equinor/radix-cli/pkg/settings"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ var getBranchEnvironmentCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		println(*environment)
+		fmt.Print(*environment)
 		return nil
 	},
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index da922a4..e1ea23e 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	radixCLIError = "Error: Radix CLI executed with error"
-	version       = "1.8.1"
+	version       = "1.9.0"
 )
 
 var rootLongHelp = strings.TrimSpace(`
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9950f26..b7e5e12 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/strfmt v0.21.7
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.4
 	github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.22.1
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230505201702-9f6742963106