diff --git a/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh b/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh
index b6ba49c..ccf18db 100644
--- a/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh
+++ b/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ arg=$1 # just rename the argument var for clarity with the functions
 
 # commands
 if [ "$gitJobs" == "default" ]; then
-	gitCloneCmd="git clone --depth 1 --recursive --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
+	gitCloneCmd="git clone --single-branch --depth 1 --recursive --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
 else
-	gitCloneCmd="git clone --depth 1 --recursive --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
+	gitCloneCmd="git clone --single-branch --depth 1 --recursive --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
 fi
 
 # gitCloneCmd="git clone --recursive --single-branch --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function handleExport() {
 	exportSedReturnChk=$?
 
 	writeToLog "Editing $exportScript with version information: $scriptVers"
-	sed -i "s/versionTAG/\'$scriptVers\'/g" $exportScript
+	sed -i "s/versionDataTAG/\'$scriptVers\'/g" $exportScript
 	returnStatus
 	exportSedVersionChk=$?
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index cc5a6d0..db9c88e 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8-rc-5-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+8-rc-5
\ No newline at end of file