diff --git a/ast/tests/git-clone.ast.json b/ast/tests/git-clone.ast.json
index 52be068f..06301b26 100644
--- a/ast/tests/git-clone.ast.json
+++ b/ast/tests/git-clone.ast.json
@@ -12,6 +12,35 @@
   "targets": [
     {
       "name": "test",
+      "recipe": [
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "+test-default"
+            ],
+            "name": "BUILD"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "+test-branch"
+            ],
+            "name": "BUILD"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "+test-sha"
+            ],
+            "name": "BUILD"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "test-default",
       "recipe": [
         {
           "command": {
@@ -87,6 +116,93 @@
           }
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "test-branch",
+      "recipe": [
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "/test"
+            ],
+            "name": "WORKDIR"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "--branch",
+              "v0.7.20",
+              "git@github.com:earthly/earthly.git",
+              "myrepo"
+            ],
+            "name": "GIT CLONE"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "/test/myrepo"
+            ],
+            "name": "WORKDIR"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "test",
+              "\"$(cat CHANGELOG.md | grep '## v' | head -n 1)\"",
+              "=",
+              "\"## v0.7.20 - 2023-10-03\""
+            ],
+            "name": "RUN"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "test-sha",
+      "recipe": [
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "/test"
+            ],
+            "name": "WORKDIR"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "--branch",
+              "f862451125039f2071f26168ae9bc0e69ec24bf3",
+              "git@github.com:earthly/earthly.git",
+              "myrepo"
+            ],
+            "docs": "git rev-parse v0.7.10 --> f862451125039f2071f26168ae9bc0e69ec24bf3\n",
+            "name": "GIT CLONE"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "/test/myrepo"
+            ],
+            "name": "WORKDIR"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "command": {
+            "args": [
+              "test",
+              "\"$(cat CHANGELOG.md | grep '## v' | head -n 1)\"",
+              "=",
+              "\"## v0.7.10 - 2023-07-05\""
+            ],
+            "name": "RUN"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "version": {
diff --git a/tests/git-clone.earth b/tests/git-clone.earth
index 7315c285..868bc195 100644
--- a/tests/git-clone.earth
+++ b/tests/git-clone.earth
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 VERSION 0.7
 FROM alpine/git:1.0.7
+
 test:
+    BUILD +test-default
+    BUILD +test-branch
+    BUILD +test-sha
+
+test-default:
     WORKDIR /test
     GIT CLONE https://github.com/moby/buildkit.git buildkit
     RUN test "$(pwd)" = "/test"
@@ -9,3 +15,16 @@ test:
     RUN git status
     RUN git branch
     RUN test -f README.md
+
+test-branch:
+    WORKDIR /test
+    GIT CLONE --branch v0.7.20 git@github.com:earthly/earthly.git myrepo
+    WORKDIR /test/myrepo
+    RUN test "$(cat CHANGELOG.md | grep '## v' | head -n 1)" = "## v0.7.20 - 2023-10-03"
+
+test-sha:
+    WORKDIR /test
+    # git rev-parse v0.7.10 --> f862451125039f2071f26168ae9bc0e69ec24bf3
+    GIT CLONE --branch f862451125039f2071f26168ae9bc0e69ec24bf3 git@github.com:earthly/earthly.git myrepo
+    WORKDIR /test/myrepo
+    RUN test "$(cat CHANGELOG.md | grep '## v' | head -n 1)" = "## v0.7.10 - 2023-07-05"