diff --git a/acceptance-tests/yarn.lock b/acceptance-tests/yarn.lock
index 793c22df0..2d485e419 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/acceptance-tests/yarn.lock
@@ -368,10 +368,10 @@ concat-stream@^2.0.0:
     readable-stream "^3.0.2"
     typedarray "^0.0.6"
 
-cross-spawn@^7.0.3:
-  version "7.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz#f73a85b9d5d41d045551c177e2882d4ac85728a6"
-  integrity sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==
+cross-spawn@^7.0.5:
+  version "7.0.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.6.tgz#8a58fe78f00dcd70c370451759dfbfaf03e8ee9f"
+  integrity sha512-uV2QOWP2nWzsy2aMp8aRibhi9dlzF5Hgh5SHaB9OiTGEyDTiJJyx0uy51QXdyWbtAHNua4XJzUKca3OzKUd3vA==
   dependencies:
     path-key "^3.1.0"
     shebang-command "^2.0.0"
diff --git a/lib/projects/index.ts b/lib/projects/index.ts
index 9a86d6b1e..963ca14ae 100644
--- a/lib/projects/index.ts
+++ b/lib/projects/index.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import path from 'path';
 import findup from 'findup-sync';
 import { logger } from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/logger';
-import { fetchFileFromRepository } from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/github';
+import {
+  cloneGithubRepo,
+  fetchFileFromRepository,
+} from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/github';
 import {
   createProject,
   fetchProject,
 } from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/api/projects';
 import { isSpecifiedError } from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/errors/index';
 import { getCwd, getAbsoluteFilePath } from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/path';
-import { downloadGithubRepoContents } from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/github';
 import { RepoPath } from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/types/Github';
 import { Project } from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/types/Project';
 import { HubSpotPromise } from '@hubspot/local-dev-lib/types/Http';
@@ -134,12 +136,15 @@ export async function createProjectConfig(
 
   const hasCustomTemplateSource = Boolean(templateSource);
 
-  await downloadGithubRepoContents(
+  await cloneGithubRepo(
     templateSource || HUBSPOT_PROJECT_COMPONENTS_GITHUB_PATH,
-    template.path,
     projectPath,
-    hasCustomTemplateSource ? undefined : githubRef
+    {
+      sourceDir: template.path,
+      tag: hasCustomTemplateSource ? undefined : githubRef,
+    }
   );
+
   const _config: ProjectConfig = JSON.parse(
     fs.readFileSync(projectConfigPath).toString()
   );
@@ -351,12 +356,10 @@ export async function createProjectComponent(
     componentName
   );
 
-  await downloadGithubRepoContents(
-    HUBSPOT_PROJECT_COMPONENTS_GITHUB_PATH,
-    component.path,
-    componentPath,
-    projectComponentsVersion
-  );
+  await cloneGithubRepo(HUBSPOT_PROJECT_COMPONENTS_GITHUB_PATH, componentPath, {
+    sourceDir: component.path,
+    tag: projectComponentsVersion,
+  });
 }
 
 export async function getProjectComponentsByVersion(