diff --git a/forgejo/build.sh b/forgejo/build.sh
index c544f5c..c78bbdd 100755
--- a/forgejo/build.sh
+++ b/forgejo/build.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,18 @@ version=$1
 DIR=$2
 
 v=$(echo $version | sed -E -e 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/')
-read url branch semver < $SELF_DIR/sources/$v
+read url ref semver < $SELF_DIR/sources/$v
 
 rm -fr $DIR/src
-git clone --depth 1 -b $branch $url $DIR/src
-cd $DIR/src
+if [[ "$ref" =~ ^refs/ ]] ; then
+    git clone --depth 1 $url $DIR/src
+    cd $DIR/src
+    git fetch origin +$ref:$ref
+    git checkout -b $v $ref
+else
+    git clone --depth 1 -b $ref $url $DIR/src
+    cd $DIR/src
+fi
 export TAGS="bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify"
 make deps-backend backend
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