diff --git a/recipes/tools/cosmic-edit/recipe.toml b/recipes/tools/cosmic-edit/recipe.toml
index bb813328..f3f1341a 100644
--- a/recipes/tools/cosmic-edit/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tools/cosmic-edit/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-edit.git"
-branch = "master"
+rev = "epoch-1.0.8"
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/tools/cosmic-files/recipe.toml b/recipes/tools/cosmic-files/recipe.toml
index 7804f421..a1b30a25 100644
--- a/recipes/tools/cosmic-files/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tools/cosmic-files/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-files.git"
-branch = "master"
+rev = "epoch-1.0.8"
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/tools/cosmic-reader/recipe.toml b/recipes/tools/cosmic-reader/recipe.toml
index 34e39227..f0e524df 100644
--- a/recipes/tools/cosmic-reader/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tools/cosmic-reader/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-reader.git"
-branch = "master"
+rev = "epoch-1.0.8"
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/tools/cosmic-store/recipe.toml b/recipes/tools/cosmic-store/recipe.toml
index 3c57d1ef..2996bd8a 100644
--- a/recipes/tools/cosmic-store/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tools/cosmic-store/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-store.git"
-branch = "master"
+rev = "epoch-1.0.8"
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/tools/cosmic-term/recipe.toml b/recipes/tools/cosmic-term/recipe.toml
index 21bf0884..c9228045 100644
--- a/recipes/tools/cosmic-term/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tools/cosmic-term/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-term.git"
-branch = "master"
+rev = "epoch-1.0.8"
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
diff --git a/src/cook/fetch.rs b/src/cook/fetch.rs
index c06fd83e..50aab92b 100644
--- a/src/cook/fetch.rs
+++ b/src/cook/fetch.rs
@@ -251,35 +251,43 @@ pub fn fetch(recipe: &CookRecipe, check_source: bool, logger: &PtyOut) -> Result
                 run_command(command, logger)?;
 
                 let (head_rev, detached_rev) = get_git_head_rev(&source_dir)?;
-                if detached_rev {
-                    if let Some(rev) = rev
-                        && let Ok(exp_rev) = get_git_tag_rev(&source_dir, &rev)
-                    {
-                        exp_rev == head_rev
-                    } else {
-                        false
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    let (_, remote_branch, remote_name, remote_url) =
-                        get_git_remote_tracking(&source_dir)?;
-                    // TODO: how to get default branch and compare it here?
-                    if let Some(branch) = branch
-                        && branch != &remote_branch
-                    {
-                        false
-                    } else if remote_name != "origin" {
-                        false
-                    } else if &remote_url != chop_dot_git(git) {
-                        false
-                    } else {
-                        match get_git_fetch_rev(&source_dir, &remote_url, &remote_branch) {
-                            Ok(fetch_rev) => fetch_rev == head_rev,
-                            Err(e) => {
-                                log_to_pty!(logger, "{}", e);
+                match (rev, detached_rev) {
+                    (Some(rev), true) => {
+                        if let Ok(exp_rev) = get_git_tag_rev(&source_dir, &rev) {
+                            exp_rev == head_rev
+                        } else {
+                            let mut command = Command::new("git");
+                            command.arg("-C").arg(&source_dir);
+                            command.arg("gc");
+                            run_command(command, logger)?;
+                            if let Ok(exp_rev) = get_git_tag_rev(&source_dir, &rev) {
+                                exp_rev == head_rev
+                            } else {
                                 false
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    (None, false) => {
+                        let (_, remote_branch, remote_name, remote_url) =
+                            get_git_remote_tracking(&source_dir)?;
+                        // TODO: how to get default branch and compare it here?
+                        if let Some(branch) = branch
+                            && branch != &remote_branch
+                        {
+                            false
+                        } else if remote_name != "origin" || &remote_url != chop_dot_git(git) {
+                            false
+                        } else {
+                            match get_git_fetch_rev(&source_dir, &remote_url, &remote_branch) {
+                                Ok(fetch_rev) => fetch_rev == head_rev,
+                                Err(e) => {
+                                    log_to_pty!(logger, "{}", e);
+                                    false
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => false,
                 }
             };
 
diff --git a/src/cook/fs.rs b/src/cook/fs.rs
index 684fbc61..f53b623c 100644
--- a/src/cook/fs.rs
+++ b/src/cook/fs.rs
@@ -298,15 +298,21 @@ pub fn get_git_tag_rev(dir: &PathBuf, tag: &str) -> Result<String> {
 }
 
 pub fn get_git_ref_entry(dir: &PathBuf, entry: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    // https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Maintenance-and-Data-Recovery
     let git_refs = dir.join(".git/packed-refs");
     let refs_str = read_to_string(&git_refs)?;
-    for line in refs_str.lines() {
+    let mut lines = refs_str.lines();
+    while let Some(line) = lines.next() {
         if line.contains(entry) {
-            let sha = line
+            let mut sha = line
                 .split_whitespace()
                 .next()
                 .ok_or_else(wrap_other_err!("Packed-refs line is malformed"))?;
-
+            if let Some(next_line) = lines.next() {
+                if next_line.starts_with('^') {
+                    sha = &next_line[1..];
+                }
+            }
             return Ok(sha.to_string());
         }
     }