diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 96c12a6..8bd4b40 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 version: 2
 
+release:
+  draft: true
+
 before:
   hooks:
     - go mod tidy
@@ -23,7 +26,6 @@ signs:
       - "--yes" # needed on cosign 2.0.0+
     artifacts: all
 
-
 brews:
   - name: hours
     repository:
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 2f2735b..fbae50d 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Accepts an argument, which can be one of the following:
 
 Note: If a task log continues past midnight in your local timezone, it
 will be reported on the day it ends.
-    `,
+`,
 	Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var period string
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Accepts an argument, which can be one of the following:
 
 Note: If a task log continues past midnight in your local timezone, it'll
 appear in the log for the day it ends.
-    `,
+`,
 	Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var period string
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Accepts an argument, which can be one of the following:
 
 Note: If a task log continues past midnight in your local timezone, it'll
 be considered in the stats for the day it ends.
-    `,
+`,
 	Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var period string
@@ -271,6 +271,16 @@ be considered in the stats for the day it ends.
 var activeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "active",
 	Short: "Show the task being actively tracked by \"hours\"",
+	Long: `Show the task being actively tracked by "hours".
+
+You can pass in a template using the --template/-t flag, which supports the
+following placeholders:
+
+  {{task}}:  for the task summary
+  {{time}}:  for the time spent so far on the active log entry
+
+eg. hours active -t ' {{task}} ({{time}}) '
+`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		ui.ShowActiveTask(db, os.Stdout, activeTemplate)
 	},
@@ -303,8 +313,7 @@ Error: %s`, author, repoIssuesUrl, err)
 	statsCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&recordsOutputPlain, "plain", "p", false, "whether to output stats without any formatting")
 	statsCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&recordsInteractive, "interactive", "i", false, "whether to view stats interactively")
 
-	activeCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&activeTemplate, "template", "t", ui.ActiveTaskPlaceholder,
-		fmt.Sprintf("string template to use for outputting active task; use \"%s\" as placeholder for the task", ui.ActiveTaskPlaceholder))
+	activeCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&activeTemplate, "template", "t", ui.ActiveTaskPlaceholder, "string template to use for outputting active task")
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(generateCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(reportCmd)
diff --git a/internal/ui/active.go b/internal/ui/active.go
index 9698fb8..22fe7a6 100644
--- a/internal/ui/active.go
+++ b/internal/ui/active.go
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 const (
-	ActiveTaskPlaceholder = "{{task}}"
+	ActiveTaskPlaceholder     = "{{task}}"
+	ActiveTaskTimePlaceholder = "{{time}}"
 )
 
 func ShowActiveTask(db *sql.DB, writer io.Writer, template string) {
@@ -24,6 +26,11 @@ func ShowActiveTask(db *sql.DB, writer io.Writer, template string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	now := time.Now()
+	timeSpent := now.Sub(activeTaskDetails.lastLogEntryBeginTs).Seconds()
+	timeSpentStr := humanizeDuration(int(timeSpent))
+
 	activeStr := strings.Replace(template, ActiveTaskPlaceholder, activeTaskDetails.taskSummary, 1)
+	activeStr = strings.Replace(activeStr, ActiveTaskTimePlaceholder, timeSpentStr, 1)
 	fmt.Fprint(writer, activeStr)
 }