diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index ade72eb..0d46342 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -exuo pipefail
-git clone https://github.com/Turasa/libsignal-service-java.git
-git checkout "${version}"
+git clone -b "${version}" https://github.com/Turasa/libsignal-service-java.git
 cd libsignal-service-java
 git config user.email nobody@signald.org
 git config user.name signald
 git am ../libsignal-service-java.patch
 python3 ../update-verification-metadata.py
 git diff --color=always
-gradle assemble publish || (gradle --write-verification-metadata sha256 && git diff --color=always && exit 1)
\ No newline at end of file
+gradle assemble publish || (gradle --write-verification-metadata sha256 && git diff --color=always && exit 1)