diff --git a/coderd/audit.go b/coderd/audit.go
index ea1acdb1b121f..f76a6565bce77 100644
--- a/coderd/audit.go
+++ b/coderd/audit.go
@@ -221,10 +221,18 @@ func convertAuditLog(dblog database.GetAuditLogsOffsetRow) codersdk.AuditLog {
 }
 
 func auditLogDescription(alog database.GetAuditLogsOffsetRow) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("{user} %s %s {target}",
+	str := fmt.Sprintf("{user} %s %s",
 		codersdk.AuditAction(alog.Action).FriendlyString(),
 		codersdk.ResourceType(alog.ResourceType).FriendlyString(),
 	)
+
+	// We don't display the name for git ssh keys. It's fairly long and doesn't
+	// make too much sense to display.
+	if alog.ResourceType != database.ResourceTypeGitSshKey {
+		str += " {target}"
+	}
+
+	return str
 }
 
 // auditSearchQuery takes a query string and returns the auditLog filter.
diff --git a/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go b/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go
index 654139e604ae2..87ffc2847b440 100644
--- a/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go
+++ b/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ func (q *fakeQuerier) GetGitSSHKey(_ context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (databas
 	return database.GitSSHKey{}, sql.ErrNoRows
 }
 
-func (q *fakeQuerier) UpdateGitSSHKey(_ context.Context, arg database.UpdateGitSSHKeyParams) error {
+func (q *fakeQuerier) UpdateGitSSHKey(_ context.Context, arg database.UpdateGitSSHKeyParams) (database.GitSSHKey, error) {
 	q.mutex.Lock()
 	defer q.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -2688,9 +2688,9 @@ func (q *fakeQuerier) UpdateGitSSHKey(_ context.Context, arg database.UpdateGitS
 		key.PrivateKey = arg.PrivateKey
 		key.PublicKey = arg.PublicKey
 		q.gitSSHKey[index] = key
-		return nil
+		return key, nil
 	}
-	return sql.ErrNoRows
+	return database.GitSSHKey{}, sql.ErrNoRows
 }
 
 func (q *fakeQuerier) InsertGroupMember(_ context.Context, arg database.InsertGroupMemberParams) error {
diff --git a/coderd/database/querier.go b/coderd/database/querier.go
index e9c577bcb11a7..57626fbccab32 100644
--- a/coderd/database/querier.go
+++ b/coderd/database/querier.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ type sqlcQuerier interface {
 	ParameterValue(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (ParameterValue, error)
 	ParameterValues(ctx context.Context, arg ParameterValuesParams) ([]ParameterValue, error)
 	UpdateAPIKeyByID(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateAPIKeyByIDParams) error
-	UpdateGitSSHKey(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateGitSSHKeyParams) error
+	UpdateGitSSHKey(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateGitSSHKeyParams) (GitSSHKey, error)
 	UpdateGroupByID(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateGroupByIDParams) (Group, error)
 	UpdateMemberRoles(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateMemberRolesParams) (OrganizationMember, error)
 	UpdateProvisionerDaemonByID(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateProvisionerDaemonByIDParams) error
diff --git a/coderd/database/queries.sql.go b/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
index 4b28c6004098a..2f45e1b878de2 100644
--- a/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
+++ b/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ func (q *sqlQuerier) InsertGitSSHKey(ctx context.Context, arg InsertGitSSHKeyPar
 	return i, err
 }
 
-const updateGitSSHKey = `-- name: UpdateGitSSHKey :exec
+const updateGitSSHKey = `-- name: UpdateGitSSHKey :one
 UPDATE
 	gitsshkeys
 SET
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ SET
 	public_key = $4
 WHERE
 	user_id = $1
+RETURNING
+	user_id, created_at, updated_at, private_key, public_key
 `
 
 type UpdateGitSSHKeyParams struct {
@@ -833,14 +835,22 @@ type UpdateGitSSHKeyParams struct {
 	PublicKey  string    `db:"public_key" json:"public_key"`
 }
 
-func (q *sqlQuerier) UpdateGitSSHKey(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateGitSSHKeyParams) error {
-	_, err := q.db.ExecContext(ctx, updateGitSSHKey,
+func (q *sqlQuerier) UpdateGitSSHKey(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateGitSSHKeyParams) (GitSSHKey, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, updateGitSSHKey,
 		arg.UserID,
 		arg.UpdatedAt,
 		arg.PrivateKey,
 		arg.PublicKey,
 	)
-	return err
+	var i GitSSHKey
+	err := row.Scan(
+		&i.UserID,
+		&i.CreatedAt,
+		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.PrivateKey,
+		&i.PublicKey,
+	)
+	return i, err
 }
 
 const deleteGroupByID = `-- name: DeleteGroupByID :exec
diff --git a/coderd/database/queries/gitsshkeys.sql b/coderd/database/queries/gitsshkeys.sql
index 1fe9c97fa16ff..4365e3349bd7e 100644
--- a/coderd/database/queries/gitsshkeys.sql
+++ b/coderd/database/queries/gitsshkeys.sql
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ FROM
 WHERE
 	user_id = $1;
 
--- name: UpdateGitSSHKey :exec
+-- name: UpdateGitSSHKey :one
 UPDATE
 	gitsshkeys
 SET
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ SET
 	private_key = $3,
 	public_key = $4
 WHERE
-	user_id = $1;
+	user_id = $1
+RETURNING
+	*;
 
 -- name: DeleteGitSSHKey :exec
 DELETE FROM
diff --git a/coderd/gitsshkey.go b/coderd/gitsshkey.go
index c65600e0d3990..357f5b2e44dab 100644
--- a/coderd/gitsshkey.go
+++ b/coderd/gitsshkey.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package coderd
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/audit"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/gitsshkey"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpapi"
@@ -12,14 +13,32 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (api *API) regenerateGitSSHKey(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	ctx := r.Context()
-	user := httpmw.UserParam(r)
+	var (
+		ctx               = r.Context()
+		user              = httpmw.UserParam(r)
+		auditor           = api.Auditor.Load()
+		aReq, commitAudit = audit.InitRequest[database.GitSSHKey](rw, &audit.RequestParams{
+			Audit:   *auditor,
+			Log:     api.Logger,
+			Request: r,
+			Action:  database.AuditActionWrite,
+		})
+	)
+	defer commitAudit()
 
 	if !api.Authorize(r, rbac.ActionUpdate, rbac.ResourceUserData.WithOwner(user.ID.String())) {
 		httpapi.ResourceNotFound(rw)
 		return
 	}
 
+	oldKey, err := api.Database.GetGitSSHKey(ctx, user.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpapi.InternalServerError(rw, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	aReq.Old = oldKey
+
 	privateKey, publicKey, err := gitsshkey.Generate(api.SSHKeygenAlgorithm)
 	if err != nil {
 		httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusInternalServerError, codersdk.Response{
@@ -29,7 +48,7 @@ func (api *API) regenerateGitSSHKey(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = api.Database.UpdateGitSSHKey(ctx, database.UpdateGitSSHKeyParams{
+	newKey, err := api.Database.UpdateGitSSHKey(ctx, database.UpdateGitSSHKeyParams{
 		UserID:     user.ID,
 		UpdatedAt:  database.Now(),
 		PrivateKey: privateKey,
@@ -43,14 +62,7 @@ func (api *API) regenerateGitSSHKey(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	newKey, err := api.Database.GetGitSSHKey(ctx, user.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusInternalServerError, codersdk.Response{
-			Message: "Internal error fetching user's git SSH key.",
-			Detail:  err.Error(),
-		})
-		return
-	}
+	aReq.New = newKey
 
 	httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusOK, codersdk.GitSSHKey{
 		UserID:    newKey.UserID,
diff --git a/coderd/gitsshkey_test.go b/coderd/gitsshkey_test.go
index d5edc6c10fcd5..b1a60b6039c60 100644
--- a/coderd/gitsshkey_test.go
+++ b/coderd/gitsshkey_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/audit"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/coderdtest"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/gitsshkey"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/codersdk"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/provisioner/echo"
@@ -73,8 +76,10 @@ func TestGitSSHKey(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("Regenerate", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
+		auditor := audit.NewMock()
 		client := coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{
 			SSHKeygenAlgorithm: gitsshkey.AlgorithmEd25519,
+			Auditor:            auditor,
 		})
 		res := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
 
@@ -89,6 +94,9 @@ func TestGitSSHKey(t *testing.T) {
 		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, key2.UpdatedAt, key1.UpdatedAt)
 		require.NotEmpty(t, key2.PublicKey)
 		require.NotEqual(t, key2.PublicKey, key1.PublicKey)
+
+		require.Len(t, auditor.AuditLogs, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, database.AuditActionWrite, auditor.AuditLogs[0].Action)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/admin/audit-logs.md b/docs/admin/audit-logs.md
index ec749caabb4a4..a227ff6511ca8 100644
--- a/docs/admin/audit-logs.md
+++ b/docs/admin/audit-logs.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ their deployment.
 
 We track **create, update and delete** events for the following resources:
 
+- GitSSHKey
 - Template
 - TemplateVersion
 - Workspace