diff --git a/lib/util/git/index.ts b/lib/util/git/index.ts
index e071cb660115179310f522919c56f41e25d2e511..5885488c3a23f0f6cf6339f1591ba4d80a8c59bf 100644
--- a/lib/util/git/index.ts
+++ b/lib/util/git/index.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export async function syncGit(): Promise<void> {
     const cloneStart = Date.now();
     try {
       // clone only the default branch
-      const opts = ['--depth=2'];
+      const opts = ['--depth=10'];
       if (config.extraCloneOpts) {
         Object.entries(config.extraCloneOpts).forEach((e) =>
           opts.push(e[0], `${e[1]}`)