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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ apt install git
 ```
 1. Clone the repository
 ```sh
-git clone https://gitea.mdg-hamburg.de/MDG-Packages/winst-mdg-python.git /srv/deploy/install/mdg-python/
+git clone --depth 1 https://gitea.mdg-hamburg.de/MDG-Packages/winst-mdg-python.git /srv/deploy/install/mdg-python/
 ```
 2. Download the required binaries
 ```sh