diff --git a/build/tasks.ts b/build/tasks.ts
index bd316e374..db0353f25 100644
--- a/build/tasks.ts
+++ b/build/tasks.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const libPath = path.join(__dirname, "../lib");
 const vscodePath = path.join(libPath, "vscode");
 const pkgsPath = path.join(__dirname, "../packages");
 const defaultExtensionsPath = path.join(libPath, "VSCode-linux-x64/resources/app/extensions");
+const vscodeVersion = "1.32";
 
 const buildServerBinary = register("build:server:binary", async (runner) => {
 	await ensureInstalled();
@@ -219,17 +220,11 @@ const ensureCloned = register("vscode:clone", async (runner) => {
 	} else {
 		fse.mkdirpSync(libPath);
 		runner.cwd = libPath;
-		const clone = await runner.execute("git", ["clone", "https://github.com/microsoft/vscode"]);
+		const clone = await runner.execute("git", ["clone", "https://github.com/microsoft/vscode", "--branch", `release/${vscodeVersion}`, "--single-branch", "--depth=1"]);
 		if (clone.exitCode !== 0) {
 			throw new Error(`Failed to clone: ${clone.exitCode}`);
 		}
 	}
-
-	runner.cwd = vscodePath;
-	const checkout = await runner.execute("git", ["checkout", "tags/1.32.0"]);
-	if (checkout.exitCode !== 0) {
-		throw new Error(`Failed to checkout: ${checkout.stderr}`);
-	}
 });
 
 const ensureClean = register("vscode:clean", async (runner) => {