diff --git a/lib/init.js b/lib/init.js
index 914fc233..2591579e 100644
--- a/lib/init.js
+++ b/lib/init.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     }
 
     await runner(
-        'git clone --depth=1 --no-tags git@github.com:node-red/node-red.git',
+        'git clone --depth=1 --no-tags --branch dev https://github.com/node-red/node-red.git',
         rootDir,
         'Cloning Node-RED repository'
     )
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     if (!fs.existsSync(projectsDir)) {
         await makeDir(projectsDir, 'Creating Projects directory')
         await runner(
-            'git clone git@github.com:node-red-contrib-themes/theme-dev-project.git',
+            'git clone https://github.com/node-red-contrib-themes/theme-dev-project.git',
             projectsDir,
             'Cloning theme development project repository'
         )