diff --git a/src/repos/config.ts b/src/repos/config.ts
index 777e556..57d2147 100644
--- a/src/repos/config.ts
+++ b/src/repos/config.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export interface RepoConfig {
     code?: string[];
     docs?: string[];
   };
+  /** Skip applying the version tag to this repo (clone default branch instead) */
+  skipVersionTag?: boolean;
   /** Override specific sparse paths to come from a different branch instead of the tag */
   sparsePathOverrides?: { paths: string[]; branch: string }[];
 }
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@ const BASE_REPOS: Omit<RepoConfig, "tag">[] = [
     name: "aztec-packages",
     url: "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages",
     sparse: [
-      "docs",
       "noir-projects/aztec-nr",
       "noir-projects/noir-contracts",
       "yarn-project",
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ const BASE_REPOS: Omit<RepoConfig, "tag">[] = [
   {
     name: "gregoswap",
     url: "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/gregoswap",
+    skipVersionTag: true,
     description: "Gregoswap - token swap application built on Aztec",
     searchPatterns: {
       code: ["*.nr", "*.ts"],
@@ -133,8 +135,8 @@ export function getAztecRepos(version?: string): RepoConfig[] {
 
   return BASE_REPOS.map((repo) => ({
     ...repo,
-    // Only apply version tag to Aztec repos, not Noir repos
-    tag: repo.url.includes("AztecProtocol") ? tag : undefined,
+    // Only apply version tag to Aztec repos that don't opt out
+    tag: repo.url.includes("AztecProtocol") && !repo.skipVersionTag ? tag : undefined,
     // Resolve {version} placeholders in sparse path overrides
     sparsePathOverrides: repo.sparsePathOverrides?.map((override) => ({
       ...override,
diff --git a/src/utils/git.ts b/src/utils/git.ts
index b12b050..7d10117 100644
--- a/src/utils/git.ts
+++ b/src/utils/git.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export async function cloneRepo(
   const git: SimpleGit = simpleGit();
 
   // Determine ref to checkout: commit > tag > branch
-  const ref = config.commit || config.tag || config.branch;
+  const ref = config.commit || config.tag || config.branch || "default";
   const refType = config.commit ? "commit" : config.tag ? "tag" : "branch";
 
   if (config.sparse && config.sparse.length > 0) {
diff --git a/tests/repos/config.test.ts b/tests/repos/config.test.ts
index e1169e3..8f24c9d 100644
--- a/tests/repos/config.test.ts
+++ b/tests/repos/config.test.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ describe("AZTEC_REPOS", () => {
     expect(noir!.sparse!.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 
-  it("aztec-packages has sparsePathOverrides for docs/docs on next branch", () => {
+  it("aztec-packages has sparsePathOverrides for versioned docs on next branch", () => {
     const ap = AZTEC_REPOS.find((r) => r.name === "aztec-packages");
-    expect(ap?.sparse).toContain("docs");
+    expect(ap?.sparse).not.toContain("docs");
     expect(ap?.sparsePathOverrides).toEqual([
       {
         paths: [
@@ -50,31 +50,22 @@ describe("AZTEC_REPOS", () => {
 });
 
 describe("getAztecRepos", () => {
-  it("applies version tag only to AztecProtocol repos", () => {
+  it("applies version tag only to AztecProtocol repos without skipVersionTag", () => {
     const repos = getAztecRepos();
-    const aztecProtocolRepos = repos.filter((r) =>
-      r.url.includes("AztecProtocol")
-    );
-    const otherRepos = repos.filter(
-      (r) => !r.url.includes("AztecProtocol")
-    );
-
-    expect(aztecProtocolRepos).toHaveLength(5);
-    for (const repo of aztecProtocolRepos) {
+    const taggedRepos = repos.filter((r) => r.tag !== undefined);
+    expect(taggedRepos).toHaveLength(4);
+    for (const repo of taggedRepos) {
       expect(repo.tag).toBe(DEFAULT_AZTEC_VERSION);
     }
 
-    for (const repo of otherRepos) {
-      expect(repo.tag).toBeUndefined();
-    }
+    const gregoswap = repos.find((r) => r.name === "gregoswap");
+    expect(gregoswap?.tag).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it("uses custom version when provided", () => {
     const repos = getAztecRepos("v2.0.0");
-    const aztecProtocolRepos = repos.filter((r) =>
-      r.url.includes("AztecProtocol")
-    );
-    for (const repo of aztecProtocolRepos) {
+    const taggedRepos = repos.filter((r) => r.tag !== undefined);
+    for (const repo of taggedRepos) {
       expect(repo.tag).toBe("v2.0.0");
     }
   });