diff --git a/recipes/dev/rustpython/recipe.toml b/recipes/dev/rustpython/recipe.toml
index 2390d3ae..d283fe2f 100644
--- a/recipes/dev/rustpython/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/dev/rustpython/recipe.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 git = "https://github.com/RustPython/RustPython"
 # newer rev requires TLS 1.3 (openssl3) and 'bits/libc-header-start.h' for bindgen
 rev = "2025-10-13-main-51"
+shallow_clone = true
 patches = [
   "redox.patch"
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/icons/cosmic-icons/recipe.toml b/recipes/icons/cosmic-icons/recipe.toml
index 3e9b0d1f..ed0a464b 100644
--- a/recipes/icons/cosmic-icons/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/icons/cosmic-icons/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-icons.git"
 rev = "f93dcdfa1060c2cf3f8cf0b56b0338292edcafa5"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
diff --git a/recipes/icons/pop-icon-theme/recipe.toml b/recipes/icons/pop-icon-theme/recipe.toml
index 4ef0b483..44daacee 100644
--- a/recipes/icons/pop-icon-theme/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/icons/pop-icon-theme/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pop-os/icon-theme.git"
-
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
diff --git a/recipes/libs/freetype2/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/freetype2/recipe.toml
index 90c12fac..ca3ce1e4 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/freetype2/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/freetype2/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [source]
-tar = "https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.13.3.tar.xz"
+tar = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.13.3/freetype-2.13.3.tar.xz/download"
 blake3 = "07a01894ccdb584943ce817b57341a8595ce9a92bfaa77c602ec4757dfabd5e2"
 
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/libs/mesa/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/mesa/recipe.toml
index d6eb2e9e..0f74aa94 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/mesa/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/mesa/recipe.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/mesa.git"
 upstream = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa"
 branch = "redox-24.0"
-
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/recipes/libs/openssl1/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/openssl1/recipe.toml
index 8711e4be..d7050cdb 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/openssl1/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/openssl1/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/openssl.git"
 branch = "redox-v1"
-
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """