diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 382389f..a58ab0f 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ all: deps
 	#git submodule update
 	mkdir -p $(build_dir_path)
 	cd $(build_dir_path)
-	gmake -f $(mkfile_dir_path)/dps/lists/makefile BUILD=$(build_dir_path)
+	gmake -f $(mkfile_dir_path)/dps/lists/Makefile BUILD=$(build_dir_path)
 	gmake -f $(mkfile_dir_path)/dps/Internet/makefile BUILD=$(build_dir_path)
-	gmake -f $(mkfile_dir_path)/dps/time/makefile BUILD=$(build_dir_path)
-	gmake -f $(mkfile_dir_path)/dps/opts/makefile BUILD=$(build_dir_path)
+	gmake -f $(mkfile_dir_path)/dps/time/Makefile BUILD=$(build_dir_path)
+	gmake -f $(mkfile_dir_path)/dps/opts/Makefile BUILD=$(build_dir_path)
 	cd $(build_dir_path) && \
 	$(VOC) -s \
 		../src/vpkSettings.Mod \
diff --git a/src/unix/vpkGit.Mod b/src/unix/vpkGit.Mod
index f3937f7..59be997 100644
--- a/src/unix/vpkGit.Mod
+++ b/src/unix/vpkGit.Mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MODULE vpkGit;
 IMPORT Out, Strings, Platform, vpkEnv;
 
-PROCEDURE pull*(url : ARRAY OF CHAR; dst : ARRAY OF CHAR);
+PROCEDURE pull*(url : ARRAY OF CHAR; dst : ARRAY OF CHAR; branch: ARRAY OF CHAR);
 VAR i : INTEGER;
     cmd : ARRAY 2048 OF CHAR;
 BEGIN
@@ -13,20 +13,22 @@ BEGIN
   Strings.Append(dst, cmd);
   Strings.Append(" pull ", cmd);
   Strings.Append(url, cmd);
+  Strings.Append(" ", cmd);
+  Strings.Append(branch, cmd);
   i := Platform.System(cmd);
 END pull;
 
-PROCEDURE syncTree*(url: ARRAY OF CHAR);
+PROCEDURE syncTree*(url, branch: ARRAY OF CHAR);
 VAR
   tmp: ARRAY 256 OF CHAR;
 BEGIN
   vpkEnv.getTreeDir(tmp);
-  pull(url, tmp);
+  pull(url, tmp, branch);
 END syncTree;
 
-PROCEDURE fetchRepo*(url: ARRAY OF CHAR; dst: ARRAY OF CHAR);
+PROCEDURE fetchRepo*(url: ARRAY OF CHAR; dst, branch: ARRAY OF CHAR);
 BEGIN
-  pull(url, dst);
+  pull(url, dst, branch);
 END fetchRepo;
 
 END vpkGit.
diff --git a/src/vpkConf.Mod b/src/vpkConf.Mod
index 9f4566a..26d7014 100644
--- a/src/vpkConf.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkConf.Mod
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ VAR
   jsonRecord : vpkJsonParser.JsonTypePointer;
   b: BOOLEAN;
   treeTyp: ARRAY 8 OF CHAR;
+  branch: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
 BEGIN
   f := vpkEnv.getConfFile();
   Files.Set(r, f, 0);
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ BEGIN
   IF ~b THEN Out.String("unable to read "); Out.String (vpkSettings.rmtTypKey); Out.String(" from json"); Out.Ln; HALT(1); END;
   IF treeTyp = vpkSettings.rmtTypGitVal THEN
     tree.typ := vpkSettings.git;
+    b := vpkJsonParser.GetTerminal(jsonRecord, vpkSettings.rmtTreeBranchKey, branch);
+    IF ~b THEN COPY("", tree.branch) ELSE COPY(branch, tree.branch) END;
   ELSIF treeTyp = vpkSettings.rmtTypHttpVal THEN
     tree.typ := vpkSettings.http
   ELSE
diff --git a/src/vpkInstaller.Mod b/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
index 0c29d3f..85bc492 100644
--- a/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ VAR
   depTree: vpkdepTree.TdepTree;
       dep: vpkdepTree.Tdep;
         i: LONGINT;
-      URI: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
+      URI, branch: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
       typ: ARRAY 16 OF CHAR;
 BEGIN
   depTree := resolve(package);
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ BEGIN
   i := 0;
   REPEAT
     dep := vpkdepTree.Get(depTree, i);
-    vpkJsonDepRetriever.getURIandType(dep, URI, typ); 
-    vpkSyncer.fetch(dep.name^, URI, typ, prefix);
+    vpkJsonDepRetriever.getURIandType(dep, URI, typ, branch); 
+    vpkSyncer.fetch(dep.name^, URI, typ, prefix, branch);
     INC(i)
   UNTIL i = depTree.Count;
 END fetch;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ VAR
   depTree: vpkdepTree.TdepTree;
       dep: vpkdepTree.Tdep;
      i, j: LONGINT;
-      URI: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
+      URI, branch: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
       typ: ARRAY 16  OF CHAR;
       keys, values: StringList.TStringList;
       k, v: StringList.pstring;
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ BEGIN
   i := 0;
   REPEAT
     dep := vpkdepTree.Get(depTree, i);
-    vpkJsonDepRetriever.getURIandType(dep, URI, typ);
-    vpkSyncer.fetch(dep.name^, URI, typ, prefix);
+    vpkJsonDepRetriever.getURIandType(dep, URI, typ, branch);
+    vpkSyncer.fetch(dep.name^, URI, typ, prefix, branch);
     b := FALSE;
     b := vpkJsonDepRetriever.getBuildInfo(dep, keys, values);
     IF b THEN
diff --git a/src/vpkJsonDepRetriever.Mod b/src/vpkJsonDepRetriever.Mod
index c3699fc..6570926 100644
--- a/src/vpkJsonDepRetriever.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkJsonDepRetriever.Mod
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ BEGIN
   END;
 END getBuildInfo;
 
-PROCEDURE getURIandType*(VAR d: vpkdepTree.Tdep; VAR URI: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR type: ARRAY OF CHAR);
+PROCEDURE getURIandType*(VAR d: vpkdepTree.Tdep; VAR URI: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR type: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR branch: ARRAY OF CHAR);
 VAR
   jsonRecord, remote: vpkJsonParser.JsonTypePointer;
   p: strutils.pstring;
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ BEGIN
         v := values.GetString(values, i);
         IF k^ = vpkSettings.rmtTypKey THEN COPY(v^, type) END; 
         IF k^ = vpkSettings.rmtTreeKey THEN COPY(v^, URI) END; 
+        IF k^ = vpkSettings.rmtTreeBranchKey THEN COPY(v^, branch) END; 
         INC(i);
       UNTIL i = keys.Count - 1;
      ELSE
diff --git a/src/vpkSettings.Mod b/src/vpkSettings.Mod
index 1bce707..9042616 100644
--- a/src/vpkSettings.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkSettings.Mod
@@ -10,18 +10,19 @@ CONST
 
   graphName*      = "deps.dot";
 
-  rmtType*         = "Remote";
-  rmtTypKey*      = "type";
-  rmtTypGitVal*   = "git";
-  rmtTypHttpVal*  = "http";
-  rmtTypHttpsVal* = "https";
-  rmtTypGemiVal*  = "gemini";
-  rmtTreeKey*     = "path";
-  bldType*        = "Build";
-  (*defTreeVal*     = "https://github.com/vishaps/vipackTree";*)
-  defTreeVal*     = "git@github.com:vishaps/vipackTree";
-  confTreeVal*    = defTreeVal;
-  defTypVal*      = rmtTypGitVal;
+  rmtType*           = "Remote";
+  rmtTypKey*         = "type";
+  rmtTypGitVal*      = "git";
+  rmtTypHttpVal*     = "http";
+  rmtTypHttpsVal*    = "https";
+  rmtTypGemiVal*     = "gemini";
+  rmtTreeKey*        = "path";
+  rmtTreeBranchKey*  = "branch";
+  bldType*           = "Build";
+  (*defTreeVal*      = "https://github.com/vishaps/vipackTree";*)
+  defTreeVal*        = "git@github.com:vishaps/vipackTree";
+  confTreeVal*       = defTreeVal;
+  defTypVal*         = rmtTypGitVal;
 
   pkgTypKey*  = "Package";
   depTypKey*  = "Dependencies";
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ CONST
 TYPE
   tree* = RECORD
    url* : ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
-   typ* : SHORTINT
+   typ* : SHORTINT;
+ branch*: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
    END;
 
 
diff --git a/src/vpkSyncer.Mod b/src/vpkSyncer.Mod
index 4949c6e..f975d83 100644
--- a/src/vpkSyncer.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkSyncer.Mod
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ BEGIN
   (* Syncing *)
   vpkConf.getConfigTreeVal(tree);
     IF tree.typ = vpkSettings.git THEN
-      vpkGit.syncTree(tree.url)
+      vpkGit.syncTree(tree.url, tree.branch)
     ELSE
       Out.String("TODO: not a git url"); Out.Ln
     END;
 END sync;
 
-PROCEDURE fetch*(name, url, typ, dst: ARRAY OF CHAR);
+PROCEDURE fetch*(name, url, typ, dst, branch: ARRAY OF CHAR);
 BEGIN
   IF dst = "" THEN
     vpkEnv.mkdefPkgDirPath(name, dst);
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ BEGIN
   END;
 
   IF typ = vpkSettings.rmtTypGitVal THEN 
-    vpkGit.fetchRepo(url, dst);
+    vpkGit.fetchRepo(url, dst, branch);
   ELSE
     Out.String("TODO: not a git url"); Out.Ln
   END