diff --git a/recipes-containers/go-digest/go-digest_git.bb b/recipes-containers/go-digest/go-digest_git.bb
index a2f8cd69..001b6f12 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/go-digest/go-digest_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/go-digest/go-digest_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${PKG_NAME}/LICENSE.code;md5=9cd86830b557232ce55e
 SRCNAME = "go-digest"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/opencontainers/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME}"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME};branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "b6234c321f263c503268e3b205f3d9755f9d14ed"
 PV = "v1.0.0-rc0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-containers/go-errors/go-errors_git.bb b/recipes-containers/go-errors/go-errors_git.bb
index 3bb74a7c..04500352 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/go-errors/go-errors_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/go-errors/go-errors_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${PKG_NAME}/LICENSE;md5=6fe682a02df52c6653f33bd0f
 SRCNAME = "errors"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/pkg/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME}"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME};branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "248dadf4e9068a0b3e79f02ed0a610d935de5302"
 PV = "v0.8.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-containers/go-spf13-cobra/spf13-cobra_git.bb b/recipes-containers/go-spf13-cobra/spf13-cobra_git.bb
index e942e4e3..eeaf83c9 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/go-spf13-cobra/spf13-cobra_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/go-spf13-cobra/spf13-cobra_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${PKG_NAME}/LICENSE.txt;md5=920d76114a32b0fb75b3f
 SRCNAME = "cobra"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/spf13/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME}"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME};branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "b5d8e8f46a2f829f755b6e33b454e25c61c935e1"
 PV = "v0.0.1+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-containers/go-spf13-pflag/spf13-pflag_git.bb b/recipes-containers/go-spf13-pflag/spf13-pflag_git.bb
index 2fbcb439..cb2925d3 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/go-spf13-pflag/spf13-pflag_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/go-spf13-pflag/spf13-pflag_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${PKG_NAME}/LICENSE;md5=1e8b7dc8b906737639131047a
 SRCNAME = "pflag"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/spf13/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME}"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME};branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "9ff6c6923cfffbcd502984b8e0c80539a94968b7"
 PV = "v1.0.0-rc4+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-containers/kubernetes/kubernetes_git.bb b/recipes-containers/kubernetes/kubernetes_git.bb
index a083c5b9..08afa453 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/kubernetes/kubernetes_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/kubernetes/kubernetes_git.bb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HOMEPAGE = "git://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes"
+HOMEPAGE = "git://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes;branch=master"
 SUMMARY = "Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management"
 DESCRIPTION = "Kubernetes is an open source system for managing containerized \
 applications across multiple hosts, providing basic mechanisms for deployment, \
diff --git a/recipes-containers/oci-image-tools/oci-image-tools_git.bb b/recipes-containers/oci-image-tools/oci-image-tools_git.bb
index 799262cb..c5d451e7 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/oci-image-tools/oci-image-tools_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/oci-image-tools/oci-image-tools_git.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDS = "\
            spf13-pflag \
           "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opencontainers/image-tools.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opencontainers/image-tools.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-config-make-Config.User-mapping-errors-a-warning.patch \
            file://0001-tool-respect-GO-and-GOBUILDFLAGS-when-building.patch"
 
diff --git a/recipes-containers/oci-runtime-spec/oci-runtime-spec_git.bb b/recipes-containers/oci-runtime-spec/oci-runtime-spec_git.bb
index c4083c09..93263b06 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/oci-runtime-spec/oci-runtime-spec_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/oci-runtime-spec/oci-runtime-spec_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${PKG_NAME}/LICENSE;md5=b355a61a394a504dacde901c9
 SRCNAME = "runtime-spec"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/opencontainers/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME}"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME};branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "78ab98c0761136f84e6e21b24b4dcd0be68ab782"
 PV = "v1.0.1+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-containers/oci-runtime-tools/oci-runtime-tools_git.bb b/recipes-containers/oci-runtime-tools/oci-runtime-tools_git.bb
index 7f194027..34ac2811 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/oci-runtime-tools/oci-runtime-tools_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/oci-runtime-tools/oci-runtime-tools_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ SUMMARY = "oci-runtime-tool is a collection of tools for working with the OCI ru
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/import/LICENSE;md5=b355a61a394a504dacde901c958f662c"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-Revert-implement-add-set-function-for-hooks-items.patch \
            file://0001-build-use-for-cross-compiler.patch \
            "
diff --git a/recipes-containers/oci-systemd-hook/oci-systemd-hook_git.bb b/recipes-containers/oci-systemd-hook/oci-systemd-hook_git.bb
index 6734bffe..07a30b27 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/oci-systemd-hook/oci-systemd-hook_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/oci-systemd-hook/oci-systemd-hook_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PRIORITY = "optional"
 DEPENDS = "yajl util-linux"
 
 SRCREV = "05e692346ca73e022754332a7da641230dae2ffe"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/projectatomic/oci-systemd-hook \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/projectatomic/oci-systemd-hook;branch=master \
            file://0001-selinux-drop-selinux-support.patch \
            file://0001-configure-drop-selinux-support.patch \
            file://0001-Add-additional-cgroup-mounts-from-root-NS-automatica.patch \
diff --git a/recipes-containers/singularity/singularity_git.bb b/recipes-containers/singularity/singularity_git.bb
index 103270dd..29cd45cf 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/singularity/singularity_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/singularity/singularity_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYRIGHT.md;md5=be78c34e483dd7d8439358b1e024b294 \
                     file://LICENSE.md;md5=df4326b473db6424033f1d98a5645e30 \
                     file://debian/copyright;md5=ed267cf386d9b75ab1f27f407e935b10"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/singularityware/singularity.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/singularityware/singularity.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://0001-Use-python3.patch \
 "
 PV = "2.3.1+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-containers/sloci-image/sloci-image-native_git.bb b/recipes-containers/sloci-image/sloci-image-native_git.bb
index a68c6d9a..212bfad0 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/sloci-image/sloci-image-native_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/sloci-image/sloci-image-native_git.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUMMARY = "A simple CLI tool for packing rootfs into a single-layer OCI image"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=948cd8e59069fad992b0469af9ad7966"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jirutka/sloci-image.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jirutka/sloci-image.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-sloci-image-fix-variant-quoting.patch \
           "
 
diff --git a/recipes-containers/tini/tini_0.19.0.bb b/recipes-containers/tini/tini_0.19.0.bb
index 62e285df..27463484 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/tini/tini_0.19.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/tini/tini_0.19.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ it to exit all the while reaping zombies and performing signal forwarding. "
 
 SRCREV = "b9f42a0e7bb46efea0c9e3d8610c96ab53b467f8"
 SRC_URI = " \
-  git://github.com/krallin/tini.git \
+  git://github.com/krallin/tini.git;branch=master \
   file://0001-Do-not-strip-the-output-binary-allow-yocto-to-do-thi.patch \
   "
 
diff --git a/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-agent_git.bb b/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-agent_git.bb
index 3632ee52..f4a65155 100644
--- a/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-agent_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-agent_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/github.com/kata-containers/agent/LICENSE;md5=86d3
 
 GO_IMPORT = "github.com/kata-containers/agent"
 SRCREV = "e03f7d7453fabffb17e1540f28666c26178d3cbf"
-SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git;branch=master \
           "
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev_append = "bash"
diff --git a/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-proxy_git.bb b/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-proxy_git.bb
index 8de0bfcf..06458d2c 100644
--- a/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-proxy_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-proxy_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/github.com/kata-containers/proxy/LICENSE;md5=86d3
 
 GO_IMPORT = "github.com/kata-containers/proxy"
 SRCREV = "1148847739f9a9f47b92e34e4f309dc109d4dba9"
-SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git;branch=master \
           "
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev_append = "bash"
diff --git a/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-runtime_git.bb b/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-runtime_git.bb
index 403d552e..fbabe077 100644
--- a/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-runtime_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-runtime_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/github.com/kata-containers/runtime/LICENSE;md5=86
 
 GO_IMPORT = "github.com/kata-containers/runtime"
 SRCREV = "04c77eb20e9bd603cab5c711bcbe7c69db58b040"
-SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-makefile-allow-SKIP_GO_VERSION_CHECK-to-be-overriden.patch \
           "
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev_append = "bash"
diff --git a/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-shim_git.bb b/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-shim_git.bb
index fb55a8e7..ebf945da 100644
--- a/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-shim_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/kata-containers/kata-shim_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/github.com/kata-containers/shim/LICENSE;md5=86d3f
 
 GO_IMPORT = "github.com/kata-containers/shim"
 SRCREV = "bcc35aeca3ef6fa0976005c9e93525906aefed2f"
-SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git;branch=master \
           "
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev_append = "bash"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/compose-file_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/compose-file_git.bb
index bcf8c3d2..e98c5b97 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/compose-file_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/compose-file_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${PKG_NAME}/LICENSE;md5=9cd86830b557232ce55e2a6b4
 SRCNAME = "compose-file"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/aanand/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME}"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME};branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "a3e58764f50597b6217fec07e9bff7225c4a1719"
 PV = "3.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-capability_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-capability_git.bb
index 8524af62..19b04b58 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-capability_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-capability_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=a7304f5073e7be4ba7bffabbf9f2bbca"
 SRCNAME = "gocapability"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/syndtr/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "2c00daeb6c3b45114c80ac44119e7b8801fdd852"
 PV = "0.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-cli_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-cli_git.bb
index 434594c9..ada7b14d 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-cli_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-cli_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=ed9b539ed65d73926f30ff1f1587dc44"
 SRCNAME = "cli"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/codegangsta/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "27ecc97192df1bf053a22b04463f2b51b8b8373e"
 PV = "1.1.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-connections_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-connections_git.bb
index 5d071b0a..89176f72 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-connections_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-connections_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${PKG_NAME}/LICENSE;md5=04424bc6f5a5be60691b9824d
 SRCNAME = "go-connections"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/docker/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME}"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME};branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "4ccf312bf1d35e5dbda654e57a9be4c3f3cd0366"
 PV = "0.2.1+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-context_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-context_git.bb
index 15f6a8dd..e873ef98 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-context_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-context_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=c50f6bd9c1e15ed0bad3bea18e3c1b7f"
 SRCNAME = "context"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/gorilla/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "14f550f51af52180c2eefed15e5fd18d63c0a64a"
 
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-dbus_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-dbus_git.bb
index 23908619..9ebf3bbf 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-dbus_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-dbus_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=09042bd5c6c96a2b9e45ddf1bc517eed"
 SRCNAME = "dbus"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/godbus/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "5f6efc7ef2759c81b7ba876593971bfce311eab3"
 PV = "4.0.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-fsnotify_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-fsnotify_git.bb
index 0826aa7f..60b2f0c6 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-fsnotify_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-fsnotify_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=c38914c9a7ab03bb2b96d4baaee10769"
 SRCNAME = "fsnotify"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/fsnotify/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "836bfd95fecc0f1511dd66bdbf2b5b61ab8b00b6"
 PV = "1.2.11+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-libtrust_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-libtrust_git.bb
index 55659464..1949f123 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-libtrust_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-libtrust_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=435b266b3899aa8a959f17d41c56def8"
 SRCNAME = "libtrust"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/docker/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "9cbd2a1374f46905c68a4eb3694a130610adc62a"
 PV = "0.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-logrus_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-logrus_git.bb
index aa89033e..17e57267 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-logrus_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-logrus_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=8dadfef729c08ec4e631c4f6fc5d43a0"
 SRCNAME = "logrus"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/Sirupsen/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "d26492970760ca5d33129d2d799e34be5c4782eb"
 PV = "0.11.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-md2man_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-md2man_git.bb
index a1fcbe9b..987c3a78 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-md2man_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-md2man_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 GO_IMPORT = "github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man"
 #GO_INSTALL = "${GO_IMPORT}/bin/go-md2man"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "f79a8a8ca69da163eee19ab442bedad7a35bba5a"
 PV = "1.0.10+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-metalinter_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-metalinter_git.bb
index 668b431a..daeebe18 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-metalinter_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-metalinter_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 SRCNAME = "gometalinter"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/alecthomas/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "e8d801238da6f0dfd14078d68f9b53fa50a7eeb5"
 PV = "0.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-mux_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-mux_git.bb
index 7a2025a0..d6a67b0e 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-mux_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-mux_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=c50f6bd9c1e15ed0bad3bea18e3c1b7f"
 SRCNAME = "mux"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/gorilla/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "136d54f81f00414c45c3c68dd47e98cc97519c5e"
 
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-patricia_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-patricia_git.bb
index 8c1e10d9..4ef75685 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-patricia_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-patricia_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=9949b99212edd6b1e24ce702376c3baf"
 SRCNAME = "go-patricia"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/tchap/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "666120de432aea38ab06bd5c818f04f4129882c9"
 PV = "2.2.6+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/go-pty_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/go-pty_git.bb
index 02cef69e..0cbe2520 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/go-pty_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/go-pty_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://License;md5=93958070863d769117fa33b129020050"
 SRCNAME = "pty"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/creack/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "05017fcccf23c823bfdea560dcc958a136e54fb7"
 
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/grpc-go_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/grpc-go_git.bb
index 48c42499..da07f0d6 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/grpc-go_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/grpc-go_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${PKG_NAME}/LICENSE;md5=a4bad33881612090c6035d839
 SRCNAME = "grpc-go"
 
 PKG_NAME = "google.golang.org/grpc"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/grpc/${SRCNAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME}"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/grpc/${SRCNAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME};branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "777daa17ff9b5daef1cfdf915088a2ada3332bf0"
 PV = "1.4.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/go/notary_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/go/notary_git.bb
index 9cfb46ea..9f89914a 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/go/notary_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/go/notary_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${PKG_NAME}/LICENSE;md5=3596b980bb036e0875174ed15
 SRCNAME = "notary"
 
 PKG_NAME = "github.com/docker/${SRCNAME}"
-SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME}"
+SRC_URI = "git://${PKG_NAME}.git;destsuffix=git/src/${PKG_NAME};branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "d6e1431feb32348e0650bf7551ac5cffd01d857b"
 PV = "0.6.1+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/yq/yq_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/yq/yq_git.bb
index 6d421822..499b2718 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/yq/yq_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/yq/yq_git.bb
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ SRCREV_logging = "b2cb9fa56473e98db8caba80237377e83fe44db5"
 SRCREV_yaml = "eeeca48fe7764f320e4870d231902bf9c1be2c08"
 
 SRCREV_FORMAT = "yq_color"
-SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT};name=yq \
-           git://github.com/fatih/color;name=color;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/fatih/color \
-           git://github.com/goccy/go-yaml;name=lexer;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/goccy/go-yaml/ \
-           git://github.com/kylelemons/godebug;name=debug;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/kylelemons/godebug/ \
-	   git://github.com/pkg/errors;name=errors;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/pkg/errors/ \
-	   git://github.com/spf13/cobra;name=cobra;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/spf13/cobra \
-	   git://github.com/spf13/pflag;name=pflag;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/spf13/pflag \
-	   git://github.com/op/go-logging.git;name=logging;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/gopkg.in/op/go-logging.v1 \
+SRC_URI = "git://${GO_IMPORT};name=yq;branch=master \
+           git://github.com/fatih/color;name=color;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/fatih/color;branch=master \
+           git://github.com/goccy/go-yaml;name=lexer;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/goccy/go-yaml/;branch=master \
+           git://github.com/kylelemons/godebug;name=debug;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/kylelemons/godebug/;branch=master \
+	   git://github.com/pkg/errors;name=errors;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/pkg/errors/;branch=master \
+	   git://github.com/spf13/cobra;name=cobra;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/spf13/cobra;branch=master \
+	   git://github.com/spf13/pflag;name=pflag;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/github.com/spf13/pflag;branch=master \
+	   git://github.com/op/go-logging.git;name=logging;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/gopkg.in/op/go-logging.v1;branch=master \
 	   git://github.com/go-yaml/yaml.git;name=yaml;branch=v3;destsuffix=build/vendor/src/gopkg.in/yaml.v3 \
            "
 
diff --git a/recipes-extended/cloud-init/cloud-init_20.3.bb b/recipes-extended/cloud-init/cloud-init_20.3.bb
index b9efb31f..6a4de08d 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/cloud-init/cloud-init_20.3.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/cloud-init/cloud-init_20.3.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=c6dd79b6ec2130a3364f6fa9d6380408"
 
 SRCREV = "1431c8a1bddaabf85e1bbb32bf316a3aef20036e"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/canonical/cloud-init \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/canonical/cloud-init;branch=master \
     file://cloud-init-source-local-lsb-functions.patch \
     file://0001-setup.py-check-for-install-anywhere-in-args.patch \
     file://0001-setup.py-respect-udevdir-variable.patch \
diff --git a/recipes-extended/dev86/dev86_git.bb b/recipes-extended/dev86/dev86_git.bb
index 838918a3..847b48c4 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/dev86/dev86_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/dev86/dev86_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SECTION = "console/tools"
 BASE_PV="0.16.21"
 PV = "${BASE_PV}+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "e254e0b19651d3b8a20225b40281c9974a95dec4"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jbruchon/${BPN}.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jbruchon/${BPN}.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://0001-cpp-Makefile-respect-LDFLAGS-when-building-bcc-cpp.patch \
     file://0003-cpp-update-token1.tok-to-make-new-gperf-happy-regen..patch \
     file://0004-regen-token2.h-token1.h-with-gperf-3.1.patch \
diff --git a/recipes-extended/diod/diod_1.0.24.bb b/recipes-extended/diod/diod_1.0.24.bb
index a4a85284..a9f1431e 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/diod/diod_1.0.24.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/diod/diod_1.0.24.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=59530bdf33659b29e73d4adb9f9f6552"
 
 PV = "1.0.24+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "0ea3fe3d829b5085307cd27a512708d99ef48199"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/chaos/diod.git;protocol=git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/chaos/diod.git;protocol=git;branch=master \
            file://diod \
            file://diod.conf \
            file://0001-build-allow-builds-to-work-with-separate-build-dir.patch \
diff --git a/recipes-extended/hyperstart/hyperstart_git.bb b/recipes-extended/hyperstart/hyperstart_git.bb
index 1126aa1b..edace05a 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/hyperstart/hyperstart_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/hyperstart/hyperstart_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=fa818a259cbed7ce8bc2a22d35a464fc"
 
 inherit autotools-brokensep 
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/hyperhq/hyperstart.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/hyperhq/hyperstart.git;branch=master"
 SRC_URI += "file://0001-container.c-Fix-compiler-errors-that-gcc-8.1.0-repor.patch"
 
 SRCREV = "c0c07d218b482dd07f9068b52a6e7468ae4172ac"
diff --git a/recipes-extended/ipxe/ipxe_git.bb b/recipes-extended/ipxe/ipxe_git.bb
index 43c8f0ed..5b1c482f 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/ipxe/ipxe_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/ipxe/ipxe_git.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PR = "r0"
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/ipxe/ipxe.git;protocol=https \
+    git://github.com/ipxe/ipxe.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://ipxe-fix-hostcc-nopie-cflags.patch \
     file://ipxe-intel-Avoid-spurious-compiler-warning-on-GCC-10.patch \
     file://ipxe-golan-Add-explicit-type-casts-for-nodnic_queue_pair_.patch \
diff --git a/recipes-extended/irqbalance/irqbalance_git.bb b/recipes-extended/irqbalance/irqbalance_git.bb
index 1a96c169..df397b87 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/irqbalance/irqbalance_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/irqbalance/irqbalance_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require irqbalance.inc
 SRCREV = "641edc6f5d56f1b3eb8be0fa8a8e9b6a22e53218"
 PV = "1.7.0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Irqbalance/irqbalance \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Irqbalance/irqbalance;branch=master \
            file://add-initscript.patch \
            file://irqbalance-Add-status-and-reload-commands.patch \
            file://irqbalanced.service \
diff --git a/recipes-extended/kvmtool/kvmtool.bb b/recipes-extended/kvmtool/kvmtool.bb
index 822d97b9..b99bbc89 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/kvmtool/kvmtool.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/kvmtool/kvmtool.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ do_configure[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_shared_workdir"
 
 inherit kernel-arch
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/will/kvmtool.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/will/kvmtool.git;branch=master \
            file://external-crosscompiler.patch \
            file://0001-kvmtool-9p-fixed-compilation-error.patch \
            file://0002-kvmtool-add-EXTRA_CFLAGS-variable.patch \
diff --git a/recipes-extended/libvmi/libvmi_git.bb b/recipes-extended/libvmi/libvmi_git.bb
index b8e35669..7986bed7 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/libvmi/libvmi_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/libvmi/libvmi_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PV = "0.12.0"
 
 DEPENDS = "libvirt libcheck bison fuse byacc-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libvmi/libvmi.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libvmi/libvmi.git;branch=master \
 "
 
 SRCREV = "e8c2061d11c42e5868cbf48229f59b5e7071395a"
diff --git a/recipes-extended/xen/xtf_git.bb b/recipes-extended/xen/xtf_git.bb
index 35803241..77f9206c 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/xen/xtf_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/xen/xtf_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-2-Clause"
 # For additional reference on XTF, please see:
 # https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/xendeveloperanddesignsummit2017/79/xtf.pdf
 
-SRC_URI = "git://xenbits.xen.org/xtf"
+SRC_URI = "git://xenbits.xen.org/xtf;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "b0bc49846c154b79243f39d461a4515804bcaf53"
 
 COMPATIBLE_HOST = '(x86_64.*).*-linux'