recipes: Update SRC_URI branch and protocols

This patch updates SRC_URIs using git to include branch=master if no branch is set
and also to use protocol=https for github urls as generated by the conversion script
in OE-Core.

Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>

403 files changed, 422 insertions, 422 deletions

diff --git a/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/logfsprogs/logfsprogs_git.bb b/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/logfsprogs/logfsprogs_git.bb
index d9864ac3e..e4a0f9569 100644
--- a/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/logfsprogs/logfsprogs_git.bb
+++ b/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/logfsprogs/logfsprogs_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://fsck.c;md5=3859dc73da97909ff1d0125e88a27e02"
 DEPENDS = "zlib"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/prasad-joshi/logfsprogs.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/prasad-joshi/logfsprogs.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Add-LDFLAGS-to-linker-cmdline.patch \
            file://0001-btree-Avoid-conflicts-with-libc-namespace-about-setk.patch \
            file://0001-include-sys-sysmacros.h-for-major-minor-definition.patch \
diff --git a/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/owfs/owfs_3.2p3.bb b/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/owfs/owfs_3.2p3.bb
index 414084449..9e546e8a3 100644
--- a/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/owfs/owfs_3.2p3.bb
+++ b/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/owfs/owfs_3.2p3.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=628b867016631792781a8735a04760e5 \
 DEPENDS = "fuse virtual/libusb0"
 # v3.2p3
 SRCREV = "3744375dfaa350e31c9b360eb1e1a517bbeb5c47"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/owfs/owfs \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/owfs/owfs;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Add-build-rule-for-README.patch \
            file://owhttpd \
            file://owserver \
diff --git a/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/sshfs-fuse/sshfs-fuse_3.7.0.bb b/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/sshfs-fuse/sshfs-fuse_3.7.0.bb
index bf9c34dc9..9b776e9dc 100644
--- a/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/sshfs-fuse/sshfs-fuse_3.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/sshfs-fuse/sshfs-fuse_3.7.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 fuse3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libfuse/sshfs"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libfuse/sshfs;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "a7e1038203c856cc7e052d439d1da49fe131339f"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/unionfs-fuse/unionfs-fuse_2.1.bb b/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/unionfs-fuse/unionfs-fuse_2.1.bb
index 3dd5c82ee..13273f7bc 100644
--- a/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/unionfs-fuse/unionfs-fuse_2.1.bb
+++ b/meta-filesystems/recipes-filesystems/unionfs-fuse/unionfs-fuse_2.1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/unionfs.c;beginline=3;endline=8;md5=30fa8de70fd8a
                     file://LICENSE;md5=7e5a37fce17307066eec6b23546da3b3 \
 "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rpodgorny/${BPN}.git;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rpodgorny/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-support-cross-compiling.patch \
            "
 SRCREV = "8d732962423c3ca5be1f14b7ec139ff464e10a51"
diff --git a/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/f2fs-tools/f2fs-tools_1.13.0.bb b/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/f2fs-tools/f2fs-tools_1.13.0.bb
index 98bd478f3..2c5a9e16b 100644
--- a/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/f2fs-tools/f2fs-tools_1.13.0.bb
+++ b/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/f2fs-tools/f2fs-tools_1.13.0.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS = "util-linux"
 
 # v1.13.0
 SRCREV = "284f77f0075a16a2ad1f3b0fb89b7f64a1bc755d"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs-tools.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs-tools.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-f2fs-tools-Use-srcdir-prefix-to-denote-include-path.patch \
            "
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/fatcat/fatcat_1.1.0.bb b/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/fatcat/fatcat_1.1.0.bb
index c72671739..c90a7ecc2 100644
--- a/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/fatcat/fatcat_1.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/fatcat/fatcat_1.1.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/Gregwar/fatcat"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=57fbbfebd0dd1d6ff21b8cecb552a03f"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Gregwar/fatcat.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Gregwar/fatcat.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Use-unistd.h-not-argp.h-for-all-POSIX-systems.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/fatresize/fatresize_1.0.2.bb b/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/fatresize/fatresize_1.0.2.bb
index 88d495b68..c258a128e 100644
--- a/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/fatresize/fatresize_1.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/fatresize/fatresize_1.0.2.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ SECTION = "console/tools"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://salsa.debian.org/parted-team/fatresize.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://salsa.debian.org/parted-team/fatresize.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "3f80afc76ad82d4a1b852a6c8dea24cd9f5e7a24"
 
 PV = "1.0.2-11"
diff --git a/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/ufs-utils/ufs-utils_git.bb b/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/ufs-utils/ufs-utils_git.bb
index 23583650b..ed003ee7b 100644
--- a/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/ufs-utils/ufs-utils_git.bb
+++ b/meta-filesystems/recipes-utils/ufs-utils/ufs-utils_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ BRANCH ?= "dev"
 
 SRCREV = "a3cf93b66f4606a46354cf884d24aa966661f848"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/westerndigitalcorporation/ufs-utils.git;protocol=git;branch=${BRANCH} \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/westerndigitalcorporation/ufs-utils.git;protocol=https;branch=${BRANCH} \
            file://0001-Replace-u_intXX_t-with-kernel-typedefs.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/libchamplain/libchamplain_0.12.20.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/libchamplain/libchamplain_0.12.20.bb
index 90e553301..756427566 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/libchamplain/libchamplain_0.12.20.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/libchamplain/libchamplain_0.12.20.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gtk+3 gdk-pixbuf clutter-1.0 clutter-gtk-1.0 libsoup-2.4"
 inherit meson gobject-introspection
 
 SRCREV = "145e417f32e507b63c21ad4e915b808a6174099e"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gnome/libchamplain.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gnome/libchamplain.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.inc b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.inc
index 1bbeb2c48..c0c0b3b31 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.inc
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/ibus/ibus.inc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PV = "1.5.22"
 DEPENDS = "unicode-ucd"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/ibus/ibus.git \
+    git://github.com/ibus/ibus.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://0001-Do-not-try-to-start-dbus-we-do-not-have-dbus-lauch.patch \
 "
 SRCREV = "e3262f08b9e3efc57808700823b0622ec03a1b5f"
diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/keybinder/keybinder_3.0.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/keybinder/keybinder_3.0.bb
index d567d00d3..fb4c81672 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/keybinder/keybinder_3.0.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/keybinder/keybinder_3.0.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ B = "${S}"
 
 SRCREV = "736ccef40d39603b8111c8a3a0bca0319bbafdc0"
 PV = "3.0+git${SRCPV}"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/engla/keybinder.git;branch=keybinder-3.0 \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/engla/keybinder.git;branch=keybinder-3.0;protocol=https \
 "
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "gtk+"
diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libhandy/libhandy_git.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libhandy/libhandy_git.bb
index 8c6159f99..6d63ddb86 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libhandy/libhandy_git.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libhandy/libhandy_git.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SUMMARY = "A library full of GTK+ widgets for mobile phones"
 LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://source.puri.sm/Librem5/${BPN}.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://source.puri.sm/Librem5/${BPN}.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "ef7c4bf75ae239495141ada83d2fbaf034315563"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 PV = "0.0.12"
diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libstemmer/libstemmer_git.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libstemmer/libstemmer_git.bb
index 96dd880b6..837807ccf 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libstemmer/libstemmer_git.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libstemmer/libstemmer_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=2750797da77c1d784e7626b3f7d7ff3e"
 DEPENDS_class-target = "${BPN}-native"
 
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://github.com/snowballstem/snowball.git \
+    git://github.com/snowballstem/snowball.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://0001-Build-so-lib.patch \
     file://0002-snowball-stemwords-do-link-with-LDFLAGS-set-by-build.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libwacom/libwacom_0.33.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libwacom/libwacom_0.33.bb
index 6fb3b82ef..5db78b7cf 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libwacom/libwacom_0.33.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/libwacom/libwacom_0.33.bb
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ DEPENDS = " \
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linuxwacom/libwacom.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linuxwacom/libwacom.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "87cc710e21a6220e267dd08936bbec2932aa3658"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-initramfs/recipes-bsp/kexecboot/kexecboot_git.bb b/meta-initramfs/recipes-bsp/kexecboot/kexecboot_git.bb
index ed3dece3f..ee0504532 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/recipes-bsp/kexecboot/kexecboot_git.bb
+++ b/meta-initramfs/recipes-bsp/kexecboot/kexecboot_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 PV = "0.6+git${SRCPV}"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/kexecboot/kexecboot.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/kexecboot/kexecboot.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRC_URI_append_libc-klibc = " file://0001-kexecboot-Use-new-reboot-API-with-klibc.patch "
 
 SRCREV = "5a5e04be206140059f42ac786d424da1afaa04b6"
diff --git a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/dracut/dracut_git.bb b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/dracut/dracut_git.bb
index 13cf5f6de..dd22b196f 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/dracut/dracut_git.bb
+++ b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/dracut/dracut_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PV = "049"
 
 # v048 tag
 SRCREV = "225e4b94cbdb702cf512490dcd2ad9ca5f5b22c1"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/boot/dracut/dracut.git;protocol=http;branch=master \
            file://0001-util.h-include-sys-reg.h-when-libc-glibc.patch \
            file://0001-dracut.sh-improve-udevdir.patch \
            file://0001-set-viriable-_drv-not-local.patch \
diff --git a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_8.40.bb b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_8.40.bb
index 7403cf64f..c890165b6 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_8.40.bb
+++ b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_8.40.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DEPENDS_append_libc-musl = " libexecinfo"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "79c5cfa02c567efdc5bb18cdd584789e2e35aa23"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhboot/grubby.git;protocol=https; \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhboot/grubby.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://grubby-rename-grub2-editenv-to-grub-editenv.patch \
            file://run-ptest \
            file://0001-Add-another-variable-LIBS-to-provides-libraries-from.patch \
diff --git a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_git.bb b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_git.bb
index 7248147a5..c0797ac5c 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_git.bb
+++ b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/grubby/grubby_git.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DEPENDS_append_libc-musl = " libexecinfo"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "a1d2ae93408c3408e672d7eba4550fdf27fb0201"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhboot/grubby.git;protocol=https; \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhboot/grubby.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://grubby-rename-grub2-editenv-to-grub-editenv.patch \
            file://run-ptest \
            file://0001-Add-another-variable-LIBS-to-provides-libraries-from.patch \
diff --git a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/mtd/ubi-utils-klibc_2.0.2.bb b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/mtd/ubi-utils-klibc_2.0.2.bb
index d32238162..fe5898a90 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/mtd/ubi-utils-klibc_2.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-initramfs/recipes-devtools/mtd/ubi-utils-klibc_2.0.2.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3 \
 inherit autotools pkgconfig klibc
 
 SRCREV = "64f61a9dc71b158c7084006cbce4ea23886f0b47"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git;branch=master \
              file://0001-libmissing.h-fix-klibc-build-when-using-glibc-toolch.patch \
              file://0002-Instead-of-doing-preprocessor-magic-just-output-off_.patch \
              file://0003-Makefile.am-only-build-ubi-utils.patch \
diff --git a/meta-initramfs/recipes-kernel/kexec/kexec-tools-klibc_git.bb b/meta-initramfs/recipes-kernel/kexec/kexec-tools-klibc_git.bb
index 7ad55d8b8..143ac6f43 100644
--- a/meta-initramfs/recipes-kernel/kexec/kexec-tools-klibc_git.bb
+++ b/meta-initramfs/recipes-kernel/kexec/kexec-tools-klibc_git.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDS = "zlib xz"
 
 inherit klibc autotools
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kexec/kexec-tools.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kexec/kexec-tools.git;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "5750980cdbbc33ef75bfba6660295b932376ce15"
 
 BUILD_PATCHES = "file://0001-force-static-build.patch \
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-connectivity/libupnp/libupnp_git.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-connectivity/libupnp/libupnp_git.bb
index 828e351be..ef473c489 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-connectivity/libupnp/libupnp_git.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-connectivity/libupnp/libupnp_git.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=394a0f17b97f33426275571e15920434"
 PV = "1.8.4+git${SRCPV}"
 # release-1.8.4
 SRCREV = "d5a01fc9895daae98a0c5a8c7d3afce46add529d"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mrjimenez/pupnp.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mrjimenez/pupnp.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://CVE-2020-13848.patch"
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-dvb/tvheadend/tvheadend_git.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-dvb/tvheadend/tvheadend_git.bb
index 20faef047..32e74f08c 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-dvb/tvheadend/tvheadend_git.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-dvb/tvheadend/tvheadend_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DEPENDS = "avahi cmake-native dvb-apps libdvbcsa libpcre2 openssl uriparser zlib
 LICENSE = "GPLv3+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=9cae5acac2e9ee2fc3aec01ac88ce5db"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-adjust-for-64bit-time_t.patch \
            file://0001-allocate-space-for-buf-on-heap.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dca/dcadec_0.2.0.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dca/dcadec_0.2.0.bb
index 1a51abc36..343b9d791 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dca/dcadec_0.2.0.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dca/dcadec_0.2.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LGPLv2.1;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c"
 
 SRCREV = "b93deed1a231dd6dd7e39b9fe7d2abe05aa00158"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/foo86/dcadec.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/foo86/dcadec.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-define-BASELIB-make-variable.patch \
           "
 
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-connector-dbus_0.3.0.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-connector-dbus_0.3.0.bb
index f23bc6ca8..c89156dcf 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-connector-dbus_0.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-connector-dbus_0.3.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c \
 
 DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 dbus dleyna-core"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/01org/${BPN}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/01org/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "de913c35e5c936e2d40ddbd276ee902cd802bd3a"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-core_0.6.0.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-core_0.6.0.bb
index 8939cd36e..647532d9f 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-core_0.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-core_0.6.0.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gupnp"
 
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/01org/${BPN}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/01org/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "1c6853f5bc697dc0a8774fd70dbc915c4dbe7c5b"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-renderer_0.6.0.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-renderer_0.6.0.bb
index 642f21bd5..4b5376344 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-renderer_0.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-renderer_0.6.0.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c \
 DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gssdp gupnp gupnp-av gupnp-dlna libsoup-2.4 dleyna-core"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "dleyna-connector-dbus"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/01org/${BPN}.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/01org/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-add-gupnp-1.2-API-support.patch \
           "
 SRCREV = "50fd1ec9d51328e7dea98874129dc8d6fe3ea1dd"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-server_0.6.0.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-server_0.6.0.bb
index e31b7aea2..5fa3e2373 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-server_0.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/dleyna/dleyna-server_0.6.0.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gssdp gupnp gupnp-av gupnp-dlna libsoup-2.4 libxml2 dleyna-c
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "dleyna-connector-dbus"
 
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/01org/${BPN}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/01org/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "eb895ae82715e9889a948ffa810c0f828b4f4c76"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fdk-aac/fdk-aac_2.0.1.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fdk-aac/fdk-aac_2.0.1.bb
index d7911681c..c499119c6 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fdk-aac/fdk-aac_2.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fdk-aac/fdk-aac_2.0.1.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LICENSE = "Fraunhofer_FDK_AAC_Codec_Library_for_Android"
 LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://NOTICE;md5=5985e1e12f4afa710d64ed7bfd291875"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac.git;protocol=git;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "d387d3b6ed79ff9a82c60440bdd86e6e5e324bec"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fluidsynth/fluidsynth.inc b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fluidsynth/fluidsynth.inc
index fcc9df8c3..ee3e38cd9 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fluidsynth/fluidsynth.inc
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/fluidsynth/fluidsynth.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "libs/multimedia"
 LICENSE = "LGPL-2.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=fc178bcd425090939a8b634d1d6a9594"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "19a20eb8526465fdf940b740b13462d71e190a1a"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 PV = "2.1.3"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/gerbera/gerbera_git.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/gerbera/gerbera_git.bb
index c96e4c52e..2f9ceffab 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/gerbera/gerbera_git.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/gerbera/gerbera_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Description = "Gerbera - An UPnP media server"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=25cdec9afe3f1f26212ead6bd2f7fac8"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/v00d00/gerbera.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/v00d00/gerbera.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
 "
 
 PV = "1.3.2"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer-1.0/gst-shark_git.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer-1.0/gst-shark_git.bb
index d2d845d9a..19d43a4b7 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer-1.0/gst-shark_git.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer-1.0/gst-shark_git.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SRCREV_common = "88e512ca7197a45c4114f7fa993108f23245bf50"
 SRCREV_FORMAT = "base_common"
 SRC_URI = " \
     git://github.com/RidgeRun/gst-shark.git;protocol=https;branch=${SRCBRANCH};name=base \
-    git://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/common.git;protocol=https;destsuffix=git/common;name=common; \
+    git://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/common.git;protocol=https;destsuffix=git/common;name=common;branch=master \
     "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libcamera/libcamera.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libcamera/libcamera.bb
index 3f8fe2f36..e16fd2596 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libcamera/libcamera.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libcamera/libcamera.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "\
 "
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-        git://linuxtv.org/libcamera.git;protocol=git \
+        git://linuxtv.org/libcamera.git;protocol=git;branch=master \
 "
 
 SRCREV = "a8be6e94e79f602d543a15afd44ef60e378b138f"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libdvbcsa/libdvbcsa_1.1.0.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libdvbcsa/libdvbcsa_1.1.0.bb
index 7f042c382..4cf8e2eff 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libdvbcsa/libdvbcsa_1.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libdvbcsa/libdvbcsa_1.1.0.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 
 SRCREV = "bc6c0b164a87ce05e9925785cc6fb3f54c02b026"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://code.videolan.org/videolan/libdvbcsa.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://code.videolan.org/videolan/libdvbcsa.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://libdvbcsa.pc \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libsquish/libsquish_git.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libsquish/libsquish_git.bb
index f060f1e80..cb42d943f 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libsquish/libsquish_git.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/libsquish/libsquish_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://alpha.cpp;beginline=3;endline=22;md5=6665e479f71feb92
 PV = "1.10+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "52e7d93c5947f72380521116c05d97c528863ba8"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OpenELEC/libsquish.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OpenELEC/libsquish.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mimic/mimic_1.2.0.2.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mimic/mimic_1.2.0.2.bb
index b313b110c..4631b037b 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mimic/mimic_1.2.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mimic/mimic_1.2.0.2.bb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=416ef1ca5167707fe381d7be33664a33"
 DEPENDS = "curl-native icu"
 
 SRCREV = "67e43bf0fa56008276b878ec3790aa5f32eb2a16"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/MycroftAI/mimic.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/MycroftAI/mimic.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 inherit autotools
 
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicbrainz/libmusicbrainz_git.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicbrainz/libmusicbrainz_git.bb
index ca9d94a19..253f995d8 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicbrainz/libmusicbrainz_git.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicbrainz/libmusicbrainz_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DEPENDS = "expat libxml2 libxml2-native neon neon-native"
 PV = "5.1.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "44c05779dd996035758f5ec426766aeedce29cc3"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/metabrainz/libmusicbrainz.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/metabrainz/libmusicbrainz.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://allow-libdir-override.patch "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/libmpdclient_2.16.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/libmpdclient_2.16.bb
index 235e63e48..84b7baab2 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/libmpdclient_2.16.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/libmpdclient_2.16.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://www.musicpd.org/libs/libmpdclient/"
 inherit meson
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/libmpdclient \
+    git://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/libmpdclient;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 SRCREV = "4e8d990eb5239566ee948f1cd79b7248e008620a"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/mpc_0.31.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/mpc_0.31.bb
index 41abe7108..b4fce35df 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/mpc_0.31.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/mpc_0.31.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPENDS += " \
 "
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/mpc \
+    git://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/mpc;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 SRCREV = "59875acdf34e5f0eac0c11453c49daef54f78413"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/mpd_0.20.22.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/mpd_0.20.22.bb
index 133ee6e79..3f2051599 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/mpd_0.20.22.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/mpd_0.20.22.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DEPENDS += " \
 "
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD;branch=v0.20.x \
+    git://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD;branch=v0.20.x;protocol=https \
     file://mpd.conf.in \
     file://0001-StringBuffer-Include-cstddef-for-size_t.patch \
     file://0002-Include-stdexcept-for-runtime_error.patch \
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/ncmpc_0.34.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/ncmpc_0.34.bb
index 0c99c7c69..c92a4421a 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/ncmpc_0.34.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/musicpd/ncmpc_0.34.bb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[outputs_screen] = "-Doutputs_screen=true,-Doutputs_screen=false"
 PACKAGECONFIG[chat_screen] = "-Dchat_screen=true,-Dchat_screen=false"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/ncmpc \
+    git://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/ncmpc;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 SRCREV = "79cf9905355f25bc5cc6d5a05d2846d75342f554"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mycroft/mycroft_19.8.1.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mycroft/mycroft_19.8.1.bb
index 62d1ad7f7..e71cb8701 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mycroft/mycroft_19.8.1.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mycroft/mycroft_19.8.1.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=79aa497b11564d1d419ee889e7b498f6"
 
 SRCREV = "913f29d3d550637934f9abf43a097eb2c30d76fc"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft-core.git;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft-core.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Remove-python-venv.patch \
            file://0002-dev_setup.sh-Remove-the-git-dependency.patch \
            file://0003-dev_setup.sh-Remove-the-TERM-dependency.patch \
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/openal/openal-soft_1.19.1.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/openal/openal-soft_1.19.1.bb
index a9cdfac8a..5787f2203 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/openal/openal-soft_1.19.1.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/openal/openal-soft_1.19.1.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inherit cmake pkgconfig
 
 # openal-soft-1.19.1
 SRCREV = "6761218e51699f46bf25c377e65b3e9ea5e434b9"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/kcat/openal-soft \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/kcat/openal-soft;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Use-BUILD_CC-to-compile-native-tools.patch \
            file://0002-makehrtf-Disable-Wstringop-truncation.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/rtmpdump/rtmpdump_2.4.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/rtmpdump/rtmpdump_2.4.bb
index 5f78be4f5..53ee2a82f 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/rtmpdump/rtmpdump_2.4.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/rtmpdump/rtmpdump_2.4.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS = "gnutls zlib"
 
 SRCREV = "fa8646daeb19dfd12c181f7d19de708d623704c0"
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://git.ffmpeg.org/rtmpdump \
+    git://git.ffmpeg.org/rtmpdump;branch=master \
     file://fix-racing-build-issue.patch"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/tinyalsa/tinyalsa.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/tinyalsa/tinyalsa.bb
index 062096892..68cf8795a 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/tinyalsa/tinyalsa.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/tinyalsa/tinyalsa.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://NOTICE;md5=dbdefe400d894b510a9de14813181d0b"
 
 SRCREV = "8449529c7e50f432091539ba7b438e79b04059b5"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tinyalsa/tinyalsa \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tinyalsa/tinyalsa;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Use-CMAKE_INSTALL_-path-instead-of-hardcoding-bin-li.patch \
           "
 PV = "1.1.1+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/tremor/tremor_20180319.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/tremor/tremor_20180319.bb
index 6abf6080b..f8ab1bf68 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/tremor/tremor_20180319.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/tremor/tremor_20180319.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=db1b7a668b2a6f47b2af88fb008ad555 \
                     file://os.h;beginline=3;endline=14;md5=5c0af5e1bedef3ce8178c89f48cd6f1f"
 DEPENDS = "libogg"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/tremor.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/tremor.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://obsolete_automake_macros.patch;striplevel=0 \
            file://tremor-arm-thumb2.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-support/crossguid/crossguid.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-support/crossguid/crossguid.bb
index 228b8b654..f2d6e7a24 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-support/crossguid/crossguid.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-support/crossguid/crossguid.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPENDS += "util-linux"
 PV = "0.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "b56957ac453575e91ca1b63a80c0077c2b0d011a"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/graeme-hill/crossguid;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/graeme-hill/crossguid;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-support/gst-instruments/gst-instruments_git.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-support/gst-instruments/gst-instruments_git.bb
index feffa9fe1..50c69a9a0 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-support/gst-instruments/gst-instruments_git.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-support/gst-instruments/gst-instruments_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS = "gstreamer1.0"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "3b862e52e5c53ad1023dc6808effa4cb75572c4b"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/kirushyk/gst-instruments.git;protocol=https;"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/kirushyk/gst-instruments.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 FILES_${PN}-staticdev += "${libdir}/gstreamer-1.0/*a"
 FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/*"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/cannelloni/cannelloni_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/cannelloni/cannelloni_git.bb
index d4a62bd92..4cb85f815 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/cannelloni/cannelloni_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/cannelloni/cannelloni_git.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SUMMARY = "a SocketCAN over Ethernet tunnel"
 HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/mguentner/cannelloni"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mguentner/cannelloni.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mguentner/cannelloni.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-Use-GNUInstallDirs-instead-of-hard-coding-paths.patch \
            file://0002-include-missing-stdexcept-for-runtime_error.patch \
           "
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/civetweb/civetweb_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/civetweb/civetweb_git.bb
index 2820f9fa6..e9c205618 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/civetweb/civetweb_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/civetweb/civetweb_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=50bd1d7f135b50d7e218996ba28d0d88"
 
 SRCREV = "4b440a339979852d5a51fb11a822952712231c23"
 PV = "1.12+git${SRCPV}"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/civetweb/civetweb.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/civetweb/civetweb.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Unittest-Link-librt-and-libm-using-l-option.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/dibbler/dibbler_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/dibbler/dibbler_git.bb
index 90051a319..f85665590 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/dibbler/dibbler_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/dibbler/dibbler_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=7236695bb6d4461c105d685a8b61c4e3"
 
 SRCREV = "c4b0ed52e751da7823dd9a36e91f93a6310e5525"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tomaszmrugalski/dibbler \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tomaszmrugalski/dibbler;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://dibbler_fix_getSize_crash.patch \
            file://0001-linux-port-Rename-pthread_mutex_t-variable-lock.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/freeradius/freeradius_3.0.20.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/freeradius/freeradius_3.0.20.bb
index 2c39c4c44..1ea0cb16d 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/freeradius/freeradius_3.0.20.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/freeradius/freeradius_3.0.20.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2 & LGPLv2+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=eb723b61539feef013de476e68b5c50a"
 DEPENDS = "openssl-native openssl libidn libtool libpcap libtalloc"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server.git;branch=v3.0.x;lfs=0; \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server.git;branch=v3.0.x;lfs=0;protocol=https \
     file://freeradius \
     file://volatiles.58_radiusd \
     file://freeradius-enble-user-in-conf.patch \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libdnet/libdnet_1.12.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libdnet/libdnet_1.12.bb
index 5b27cfe15..c1a814611 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libdnet/libdnet_1.12.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libdnet/libdnet_1.12.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=0036c1b155f4e999f3e0a373490b5db9"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/dugsong/libdnet.git;nobranch=1"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/dugsong/libdnet.git;nobranch=1;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "12fca29a6d4e99d1b923d6820887fe7b24226904"
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "libdnet-(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/nanomsg/nanomsg_1.1.5.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/nanomsg/nanomsg_1.1.5.bb
index 8444f0b73..66a7aaa6b 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/nanomsg/nanomsg_1.1.5.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/nanomsg/nanomsg_1.1.5.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=587b3fd7fd291e418ff4d2b8f3904755"
 
 SECTION = "libs/networking"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "1749fd7b039165a91b8d556b4df18e3e632ad830"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/nanomsg/nng_1.2.5.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/nanomsg/nng_1.2.5.bb
index 77be27ffa..6d035f403 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/nanomsg/nng_1.2.5.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/nanomsg/nng_1.2.5.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SECTION = "libs/networking"
 
 SRCREV = "53ae1a5ab37fdfc9ad5c236df3eaf4dd63f0fee9"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nanomsg/nng.git;branch=v1.2.x"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nanomsg/nng.git;branch=v1.2.x;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/netplan/netplan_0.98.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/netplan/netplan_0.98.bb
index 9f123c70f..d91fc752e 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/netplan/netplan_0.98.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/netplan/netplan_0.98.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SRCREV = "5d22e9d22c4a3724d27b80b0cd9b898ae8f59d2b"
 PV = "0.98+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-        git://github.com/CanonicalLtd/netplan.git \
+        git://github.com/CanonicalLtd/netplan.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 
 DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 libyaml ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', d)}"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/openconnect/openconnect_8.03.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/openconnect/openconnect_8.03.bb
index 597c1920c..144afb484 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/openconnect/openconnect_8.03.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/openconnect/openconnect_8.03.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LGPL;md5=243b725d71bb5df4a1e5920b344b86ad"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://git.infradead.org/users/dwmw2/openconnect.git \
+    git://git.infradead.org/users/dwmw2/openconnect.git;branch=master \
     file://0001-trojans-tncc-wrapper.py-convert-to-python3.patch \
 "
 SRCREV = "ea73851969ae7a6ea54fdd2d2b8c94776af24b2a"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/relayd/relayd_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/relayd/relayd_git.bb
index e3134e41f..a75b43e06 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/relayd/relayd_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/relayd/relayd_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://main.c;endline=17;md5=86aad799085683e0a2e1c2684a20bab
 
 DEPENDS = "libubox"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.openwrt.org/project/relayd.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.openwrt.org/project/relayd.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-rtnl_flush-Error-on-failed-write.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/vpnc/vpnc_0.5.3.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/vpnc/vpnc_0.5.3.bb
index 54e855a09..5d968f147 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/vpnc/vpnc_0.5.3.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/vpnc/vpnc_0.5.3.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS += "libgcrypt"
 
 PV .= "r550-2jnpr1"
 SRCREV = "b1243d29e0c00312ead038b04a2cf5e2fa31d740"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ndpgroup/vpnc \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ndpgroup/vpnc;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://long-help \
            file://default.conf \
            file://0001-search-for-log-help-in-build-dir.patch \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/wolfssl/wolfssl_4.4.0.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/wolfssl/wolfssl_4.4.0.bb
index db7b0d486..b9c545e15 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/wolfssl/wolfssl_4.4.0.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/wolfssl/wolfssl_4.4.0.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 PROVIDES += "cyassl"
 RPROVIDES_${PN} = "cyassl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "e116c89a58af750421d82ece13f80516d2bde02e"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/atftp/atftp_0.7.2.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/atftp/atftp_0.7.2.bb
index ff9084dbf..ddddb1b07 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/atftp/atftp_0.7.2.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/atftp/atftp_0.7.2.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 
 SRCREV = "52b71f0831dcbde508bd3a961d84abb80a62480f"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.code.sf.net/p/atftp/code \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.code.sf.net/p/atftp/code;branch=master \
            file://atftpd.init \
            file://atftpd.service \
 "
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/cyrus-sasl/cyrus-sasl_2.1.27.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/cyrus-sasl/cyrus-sasl_2.1.27.bb
index d3983eb1a..db5f94444 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/cyrus-sasl/cyrus-sasl_2.1.27.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/cyrus-sasl/cyrus-sasl_2.1.27.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=3f55e0974e3d6db00ca6f57f2d206396"
 
 SRCREV = "e41cfb986c1b1935770de554872247453fdbb079"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-sasl;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-sasl;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://avoid-to-call-AC_TRY_RUN.patch \
            file://Fix-hardcoded-libdir.patch \
            file://debian_patches_0014_avoid_pic_overwrite.diff \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/iscsi-initiator-utils/iscsi-initiator-utils_2.1.3.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/iscsi-initiator-utils/iscsi-initiator-utils_2.1.3.bb
index 4a9cf9db4..7cf8cfa94 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/iscsi-initiator-utils/iscsi-initiator-utils_2.1.3.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/iscsi-initiator-utils/iscsi-initiator-utils_2.1.3.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 
 SRCREV ?= "34e3ffb194f6fa3028c0eb2ff57e7db2d1026771"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Makefile-Do-not-set-Werror.patch \
            file://initd.debian \
            file://99_iscsi-initiator-utils \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/networkd-dispatcher/networkd-dispatcher_2.0.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/networkd-dispatcher/networkd-dispatcher_2.0.1.bb
index 61d656b7c..d5296f6a9 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/networkd-dispatcher/networkd-dispatcher_2.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/networkd-dispatcher/networkd-dispatcher_2.0.1.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python3-pygobject python3-dbus"
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "systemd"
 
 SRCREV = "333ef1ed1d7c7c17264fcf7629e5c2f78ab4112c"
-SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.com/craftyguy/networkd-dispatcher;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.com/craftyguy/networkd-dispatcher;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-filter/arno-iptables-firewall/arno-iptables-firewall_2.1.0.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-filter/arno-iptables-firewall/arno-iptables-firewall_2.1.0.bb
index 115353fec..071002c5e 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-filter/arno-iptables-firewall/arno-iptables-firewall_2.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-filter/arno-iptables-firewall/arno-iptables-firewall_2.1.0.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://gpl_license.txt;md5=11c7b65c4a4acb9d5175f7e9bf99c403"
 
 SRCREV = "39276d14b659684c4c0612725ab83ea841c6ef99"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/arno-iptables-firewall/aif"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/arno-iptables-firewall/aif;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnetfilter/libnetfilter-log_1.0.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnetfilter/libnetfilter-log_1.0.1.bb
index 2f627d458..994825cb7 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnetfilter/libnetfilter-log_1.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnetfilter/libnetfilter-log_1.0.1.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libnfnetlink libmnl"
 SRCREV = "ba196a97e810746e5660fe3f57c87c0ed0f2b324"
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.netfilter.org/libnetfilter_log"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.netfilter.org/libnetfilter_log;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnetfilter/libnetfilter-queue_1.0.3.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnetfilter/libnetfilter-queue_1.0.3.bb
index 896cfdfaa..1bbab6f3c 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnetfilter/libnetfilter-queue_1.0.3.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnetfilter/libnetfilter-queue_1.0.3.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libnfnetlink libmnl"
 
 SRCREV = "601abd1c71ccdf90753cf294c120ad43fb25dc54"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.netfilter.org/libnetfilter_queue \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.netfilter.org/libnetfilter_queue;branch=master \
            file://0001-libnetfilter-queue-Declare-the-define-visivility-attribute-together.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnftnl/libnftnl_1.1.7.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnftnl/libnftnl_1.1.7.bb
index 4ff00bf87..fee9967eb 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnftnl/libnftnl_1.1.7.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-filter/libnftnl/libnftnl_1.1.7.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 DEPENDS = "libmnl"
 
 SRCREV = "eedafeb6db330b8adff1b7cdd3dac325f9144195"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.netfilter.org/libnftnl \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.netfilter.org/libnftnl;branch=master \
            file://0001-avoid-naming-local-function-as-one-of-printf-family.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-irc/znc/znc_1.7.5.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-irc/znc/znc_1.7.5.bb
index a3d4b7cc5..d7467ff4a 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-irc/znc/znc_1.7.5.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-irc/znc/znc_1.7.5.bb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57"
 
 DEPENDS = "openssl zlib icu"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/znc/znc.git;name=znc \
-           git://github.com/jimloco/Csocket.git;destsuffix=git/third_party/Csocket;name=Csocket \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/znc/znc.git;name=znc;branch=master;protocol=https \
+           git://github.com/jimloco/Csocket.git;destsuffix=git/third_party/Csocket;name=Csocket;branch=master;protocol=https \
           "
 SRCREV_znc = "c7f72f8bc800115ac985e7e13eace78031cb1b50"
 SRCREV_Csocket = "e8d9e0bb248c521c2c7fa01e1c6a116d929c41b4"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/wireguard/wireguard-module_1.0.20200401.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/wireguard/wireguard-module_1.0.20200401.bb
index 6ed988baf..9215f4a6d 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/wireguard/wireguard-module_1.0.20200401.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/wireguard/wireguard-module_1.0.20200401.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require wireguard.inc
 
 SRCREV = "43f57dac7b8305024f83addc533c9eede6509129"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-linux-compat \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-linux-compat;branch=master \
            file://0001-compat-SYM_FUNC_-START-END-were-backported-to-5.4.patch \
            file://0001-compat-icmp_ndo_send-functions-were-backported-exten.patch "
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/wireguard/wireguard-tools_1.0.20200319.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/wireguard/wireguard-tools_1.0.20200319.bb
index f698b9a9a..9e486ecc3 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/wireguard/wireguard-tools_1.0.20200319.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-kernel/wireguard/wireguard-tools_1.0.20200319.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require wireguard.inc
 
 SRCREV = "a8063adc8ae9b4fc9848500e93f94bee8ad2e585"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-tools"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-tools;branch=master"
 
 inherit bash-completion systemd pkgconfig
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/babeld/babeld_1.9.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/babeld/babeld_1.9.1.bb
index 6dd15ad9f..fdcd90651 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/babeld/babeld_1.9.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/babeld/babeld_1.9.1.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SECTION = "net"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENCE;md5=411a48ac3c2e9e0911b8dd9aed26f754"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jech/babeld.git;protocol=git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jech/babeld.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "0835d5d894ea016ab7b81562466cade2c51a12d4"
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "babeld-(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openflow/openflow.inc b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openflow/openflow.inc
index cccbfa19a..ab538c620 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openflow/openflow.inc
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openflow/openflow.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=e870c934e2c3d6ccf085fd7cf0a1e2e2"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://gitosis.stanford.edu/openflow.git;protocol=git"
+SRC_URI = "git://gitosis.stanford.edu/openflow.git;protocol=git;branch=master"
 
 DEPENDS = "virtual/libc"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/xl2tpd/xl2tpd_1.3.14.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/xl2tpd/xl2tpd_1.3.14.bb
index b02e183db..181698d77 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/xl2tpd/xl2tpd_1.3.14.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/xl2tpd/xl2tpd_1.3.14.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/xelerance/xl2tpd.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/xelerance/xl2tpd.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "ba619c79c4790c78c033df0abde4a9a5de744a08"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/arptables/arptables_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/arptables/arptables_git.bb
index c02a19944..b59dc4ca1 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/arptables/arptables_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/arptables/arptables_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SRCREV = "efae8949e31f8b2eb6290f377a28384cecaf105a"
 PV = "0.0.5+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://git.netfilter.org/arptables \
+    git://git.netfilter.org/arptables;branch=master \
     file://0001-Use-ARPCFLAGS-for-package-specific-compiler-flags.patch \
     file://arptables-arpt-get-target-fix.patch \
     file://arptables.service \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/bridge-utils/bridge-utils_1.6.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/bridge-utils/bridge-utils_1.6.bb
index 1c87c48bf..d693ae9a9 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/bridge-utils/bridge-utils_1.6.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/bridge-utils/bridge-utils_1.6.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=f9d20a453221a1b7e32ae84694da2c37"
 SRCREV = "42c1aefc303fdf891fbb099ea51f00dca83ab606"
 
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/bridge-utils.git \
+    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/bridge-utils.git;branch=master \
     file://kernel-headers.patch \
     file://0005-build-don-t-ignore-CFLAGS-from-environment.patch \
     file://0006-libbridge-Modifying-the-AR-to-cross-toolchain.patch \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/cifs/cifs-utils_6.10.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/cifs/cifs-utils_6.10.bb
index 8d82ee454..e76481cc1 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/cifs/cifs-utils_6.10.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/cifs/cifs-utils_6.10.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504"
 PV = "6.10"
 
 SRCREV = "5ff5fc2ecc10353fd39ad508db5c2828fd2d8d9a"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.samba.org/cifs-utils.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.samba.org/cifs-utils.git;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 DEPENDS += "libtalloc"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/curlpp/curlpp_0.8.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/curlpp/curlpp_0.8.1.bb
index 799cf8611..3da651c47 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/curlpp/curlpp_0.8.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/curlpp/curlpp_0.8.1.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://doc/LICENSE;md5=fd0c9adf285a69aa3b4faf34384e1029"
 DEPENDS = "curl"
 DEPENDS_class-native = "curl-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jpbarrette/curlpp.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jpbarrette/curlpp.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 SRCREV = "592552a165cc569dac7674cb7fc9de3dc829906f"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/drbd/drbd-utils_9.12.0.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/drbd/drbd-utils_9.12.0.bb
index 260936299..cad2fa7d7 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/drbd/drbd-utils_9.12.0.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/drbd/drbd-utils_9.12.0.bb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ SECTION = "admin"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=5574c6965ae5f583e55880e397fbb018"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/LINBIT/drbd-utils;name=drbd-utils \
-           git://github.com/LINBIT/drbd-headers;name=drbd-headers;destsuffix=git/drbd-headers \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/LINBIT/drbd-utils;name=drbd-utils;branch=master;protocol=https \
+           git://github.com/LINBIT/drbd-headers;name=drbd-headers;destsuffix=git/drbd-headers;branch=master;protocol=https \
            ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','usrmerge','file://0001-drbd-utils-support-usrmerge.patch','',d)} \
           "
 # v9.12.0
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/geoip/geoip-perl_1.51.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/geoip/geoip-perl_1.51.bb
index ed5c3a979..8301c65bf 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/geoip/geoip-perl_1.51.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/geoip/geoip-perl_1.51.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=e4f3ea6e9b28af88dc0321190a1f8250"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "4cdfdc38eca237c19c22a8b90490446ce6d970fa"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-perl.git;protocol=https; \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-perl.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://run-ptest \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/geoip/geoip_1.6.12.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/geoip/geoip_1.6.12.bb
index 4271c2e15..3be1313d3 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/geoip/geoip_1.6.12.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/geoip/geoip_1.6.12.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SECTION = "libdevel"
 
 GEOIP_DATABASE_VERSION = "20181205"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-c.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-c.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            http://sources.openembedded.org/GeoIP.dat.${GEOIP_DATABASE_VERSION}.gz;apply=no;name=GeoIP-dat; \
            http://sources.openembedded.org/GeoIPv6.dat.${GEOIP_DATABASE_VERSION}.gz;apply=no;name=GeoIPv6-dat; \
            http://sources.openembedded.org/GeoLiteCity.dat.${GEOIP_DATABASE_VERSION}.gz;apply=no;name=GeoLiteCity-dat; \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ifenslave/ifenslave_2.9.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ifenslave/ifenslave_2.9.bb
index 125b59e76..9c15490dc 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ifenslave/ifenslave_2.9.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ifenslave/ifenslave_2.9.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ inherit manpages
 MAN_PKG = "${PN}"
 
 SRCREV = "42bfbb9beb924672ca86b86e9679ac3d6b87d992"
-SRC_URI = "git://salsa.debian.org/debian/ifenslave.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://salsa.debian.org/debian/ifenslave.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ipcalc/ipcalc_0.2.3.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ipcalc/ipcalc_0.2.3.bb
index ad0ec2700..59e540a71 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ipcalc/ipcalc_0.2.3.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ipcalc/ipcalc_0.2.3.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "c3ee70c878b9c5833a77a1f339f1ca4dc6f225c5"
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://github.com/nmav/ipcalc.git;protocol=https; \
+    git://github.com/nmav/ipcalc.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://0001-Makefile-pass-extra-linker-flags.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/lksctp-tools/lksctp-tools_1.0.18.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/lksctp-tools/lksctp-tools_1.0.18.bb
index 3cabc4ff8..7a229c7b1 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/lksctp-tools/lksctp-tools_1.0.18.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/lksctp-tools/lksctp-tools_1.0.18.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 LK_REL = "1.0.18"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/sctp/lksctp-tools.git \
+    git://github.com/sctp/lksctp-tools.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://0001-withsctp-use-PACKAGE_VERSION-in-withsctp.h.patch \
     file://0001-configure.ac-add-CURRENT-REVISION-and-AGE-for-libsct.patch \
     file://0001-build-fix-netinet-sctp.h-not-to-be-installed.patch \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb
index 5917cfb3e..e07356165 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/lowpan-tools/lowpan-tools_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
 DEPENDS = "flex-native bison-native libnl python"
 
 PV = "0.3.1+git${SRCPV}"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-wpan/lowpan-tools \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-wpan/lowpan-tools;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://no-help2man.patch \
            file://0001-Fix-build-errors-with-clang.patch \
            file://0001-addrdb-coord-config-parse.y-add-missing-time.h-inclu.patch \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/mtr/mtr_0.93.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/mtr/mtr_0.93.bb
index dd150700a..4db7f7bbf 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/mtr/mtr_0.93.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/mtr/mtr_0.93.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263 \
                     file://ui/mtr.c;beginline=5;endline=16;md5=00a894a39d53726a27386534d1c4e468"
 
 SRCREV = "304349bad86229aedbc62c07d5e98a8292967991"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/traviscross/mtr"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/traviscross/mtr;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/nbdkit/nbdkit_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/nbdkit/nbdkit_git.bb
index a63e49ec5..0876c6f35 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/nbdkit/nbdkit_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/nbdkit/nbdkit_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=4332a97808994cf2133a65b6c6f33eaf"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-server-Fix-build-when-printf-is-a-macro.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ndisc6/ndisc6_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ndisc6/ndisc6_git.bb
index 5f866052c..d359b620b 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ndisc6/ndisc6_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ndisc6/ndisc6_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
 
 PV = "1.0.4+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "4c794b5512d23c649def1f94a684225dcbb6ac3e"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.remlab.net/git/ndisc6.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.remlab.net/git/ndisc6.git;protocol=http;branch=master \
            file://0001-replace-VLAIS-with-malloc-free-pair.patch \
            file://0002-Do-not-undef-_GNU_SOURCE.patch \
            file://0001-autogen-Do-not-symlink-gettext.h-from-build-host.patch \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/netcf/netcf_0.2.8.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/netcf/netcf_0.2.8.bb
index a180571f2..af617ce92 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/netcf/netcf_0.2.8.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/netcf/netcf_0.2.8.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=fb919cc88dbe06ec0b0bd50e001ccf1f"
 SRCREV = "2c5d4255857531bc09d91dcd02e86545f29004d4"
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://pagure.io/netcf.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://pagure.io/netcf.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
 "
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "release-(?P<pver>(\d+(\.\d+)+))"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/netperf/netperf_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/netperf/netperf_git.bb
index d48f3aeab..f6ea211f7 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/netperf/netperf_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/netperf/netperf_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=a0ab17253e7a3f318da85382c7d5d5d6"
 
 PV = "2.7.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/HewlettPackard/netperf.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/HewlettPackard/netperf.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://cpu_set.patch \
            file://vfork.patch \
            file://init \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/nis/yp-tools_4.2.3.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/nis/yp-tools_4.2.3.bb
index bb401666c..0c67f67d7 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/nis/yp-tools_4.2.3.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/nis/yp-tools_4.2.3.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ and ypdomainname. \
 # v4.2.3
 SRCREV = "1bfda29c342a81b97cb1995ffd9e8da5de63e7ab"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/thkukuk/yp-tools \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/thkukuk/yp-tools;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://domainname.service \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ntimed/ntimed_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ntimed/ntimed_git.bb
index a749b1659..43ed1abe3 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ntimed/ntimed_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ntimed/ntimed_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SECTION = "net"
 LICENSE = "BSD-2-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://main.c;beginline=2;endline=24;md5=89db8e76f2951f3fad167e7aa9718a44"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/bsdphk/Ntimed \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/bsdphk/Ntimed;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://use-ldflags.patch"
 
 PV = "0.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-isns/open-isns_0.99.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-isns/open-isns_0.99.bb
index a03b92f5f..1bf7c48e0 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-isns/open-isns_0.99.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-isns/open-isns_0.99.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SECTION = "net"
 
 DEPENDS = "openssl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/open-iscsi/open-isns"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/open-iscsi/open-isns;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 SRCREV = "cfdbcff867ee580a71bc9c18c3a38a6057df0150"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/phytool/phytool.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/phytool/phytool.bb
index 29499d6d7..7fde88c44 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/phytool/phytool.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/phytool/phytool.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=39bba7d2cf0ba1036f2a6e2be52fe3f0"
 
 PV = "2+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "8882328c08ba2efb13c049812098f1d0cb8adf0c"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wkz/phytool.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wkz/phytool.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/rdma-core/rdma-core_28.0.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/rdma-core/rdma-core_28.0.bb
index 15fd7ff66..5cb4e67c2 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/rdma-core/rdma-core_28.0.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/rdma-core/rdma-core_28.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libnl"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "bash perl"
 
 BRANCH = "stable-v${@d.getVar('PV').split('.')[0]}"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-rdma/rdma-core.git;branch=${BRANCH} \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-rdma/rdma-core.git;branch=${BRANCH};protocol=https \
            file://0001-Remove-man-files-which-cant-be-built.patch \
            "
 SRCREV = "f12c953f0864691eacc9fcc4cda489b92ffd5a85"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/smcroute/smcroute_2.4.4.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/smcroute/smcroute_2.4.4.bb
index 0b63f79ac..d8a1f6140 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/smcroute/smcroute_2.4.4.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/smcroute/smcroute_2.4.4.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
 
 SRCREV = "a8e5847e5f7e411be424f9b52a6cdf9d2ed4aeb5"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/troglobit/smcroute.git;branch=master;protocol=git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/troglobit/smcroute.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice-protocol_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice-protocol_git.bb
index 1d56bea17..ca683bf22 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice-protocol_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice-protocol_git.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PV = "0.14.1+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "e0ec178a72aa33e307ee5ac02b63bf336da921a5"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://anongit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-protocol \
+    git://anongit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-protocol;branch=master \
 "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice_git.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice_git.bb
index 9d3a0e6cb..3d47f5a54 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice_git.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/spice_git.bb
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ SRCREV_spice-common = "4fc4c2db36c7f07b906e9a326a9d3dc0ae6a2671"
 SRCREV_FORMAT = "spice_spice-common"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://anongit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice;name=spice \
-    git://anongit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-common;destsuffix=git/subprojects/spice-common;name=spice-common \
+    git://anongit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice;name=spice;branch=master \
+    git://anongit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-common;destsuffix=git/subprojects/spice-common;name=spice-common;branch=master \
     file://0001-Convert-pthread_t-to-be-numeric.patch \
     file://0001-Fix-compile-errors-on-Linux-32bit-system.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/usbredir_0.8.0.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/usbredir_0.8.0.bb
index 9ee43be1e..f07fb3b50 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/usbredir_0.8.0.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/spice/usbredir_0.8.0.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libusb1"
 SRCREV = "07b98b8e71f620dfdd57e92ddef6b677b259a092"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://anongit.freedesktop.org/spice/usbredir \
+    git://anongit.freedesktop.org/spice/usbredir;branch=master \
 "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound_1.9.4.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound_1.9.4.bb
index 6200214ac..f4b3c28ae 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound_1.9.4.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound_1.9.4.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SECTION = "net"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=5308494bc0590c0cb036afd781d78f06"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound.git;protocol=http;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound.git;protocol=http;branch=master;protocol=https \
         file://0001-contrib-add-yocto-compatible-startup-scripts.patch \
 "
 SRCREV="b60c4a472c856f0a98120b7259e991b3a6507eb5"
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/wpan-tools/wpan-tools_0.9.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/wpan-tools/wpan-tools_0.9.bb
index bab75fee3..6b83cbd52 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/wpan-tools/wpan-tools_0.9.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/wpan-tools/wpan-tools_0.9.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4cfd939b1d7e6aba9fcefb7f6e2fd45d"
 
 DEPENDS = "libnl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-wpan/wpan-tools"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-wpan/wpan-tools;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "a316ca2caa746d60817400e5bf646c2820f09273"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-benchmark/speedtest-cli/speedtest-cli_2.1.2.bb b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-benchmark/speedtest-cli/speedtest-cli_2.1.2.bb
index de4fa1642..75a206c6b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-benchmark/speedtest-cli/speedtest-cli_2.1.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-benchmark/speedtest-cli/speedtest-cli_2.1.2.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57"
 
 inherit setuptools3
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "c58ad3367bf27f4b4a4d5b1bca29ebd574731c5d"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-bsp/rwmem/rwmem_1.2.bb b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-bsp/rwmem/rwmem_1.2.bb
index 065243ccf..f55247d9e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-bsp/rwmem/rwmem_1.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-bsp/rwmem/rwmem_1.2.bb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SRCREV_inih = "4b10c654051a86556dfdb634c891b6c3224c4109"
 SRCREV_FORMAT = "rwmem_inih"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/tomba/rwmem.git;protocol=https;name=rwmem \
+    git://github.com/tomba/rwmem.git;protocol=https;name=rwmem;branch=master \
     git://github.com/benhoyt/inih.git;protocol=https;name=inih;nobranch=1;destsuffix=git/ext/inih \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-dbs/mongodb/mongodb_git.bb b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-dbs/mongodb/mongodb_git.bb
index 58841ef31..7ef8f6982 100644
--- a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-dbs/mongodb/mongodb_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-dbs/mongodb/mongodb_git.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ inherit scons dos2unix siteinfo python3native
 PV = "4.2.2"
 #v4.2.2
 SRCREV = "a0bbbff6ada159e19298d37946ac8dc4b497eadf"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git;branch=v4.2 \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git;branch=v4.2;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Tell-scons-to-use-build-settings-from-environment-va.patch \
            file://0001-Use-long-long-instead-of-int64_t.patch \
            file://0001-Use-__GLIBC__-to-control-use-of-gnu_get_libc_version.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-extended/lcdproc/lcdproc_git.bb b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-extended/lcdproc/lcdproc_git.bb
index 275b984e4..f0a0c6797 100644
--- a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-extended/lcdproc/lcdproc_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-extended/lcdproc/lcdproc_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=18810669f13b87348459e611d31ab760 \
 
 PV = "0.5.9+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "3a3d622d9bb74c44fa67bc20573751a207514134"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lcdproc/lcdproc \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lcdproc/lcdproc;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Fix-parallel-build-fix-port-internal-make-dependenci.patch \
            file://0002-Include-limits.h-for-PATH_MAX-definition.patch \
            file://0003-Fix-non-x86-platforms-on-musl.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/cpuburn/cpuburn-arm_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/cpuburn/cpuburn-arm_git.bb
index b21212a43..de2341da4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/cpuburn/cpuburn-arm_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/cpuburn/cpuburn-arm_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SRCREV = "ad7e646700d14b81413297bda02fb7fe96613c3f"
 
 PV = "1.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ssvb/cpuburn-arm.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ssvb/cpuburn-arm.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-cpuburn-a8.S-Remove-.func-.endfunc.patch \
            file://0002-burn.S-Add.patch \
            file://0003-burn.S-Remove-.func-.endfunc.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_3.17.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_3.17.bb
index 759d1087c..bb3243a5c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_3.17.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_3.17.bb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG ??= "${PACKAGECONFIG_NUMA}"
 PACKAGECONFIG[numa] = ",--disable-numa,numactl"
 
 SRCREV = "08ce9dc20b8a4e55db7af6d869ddfa49b4a02d03"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.dk/fio.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.dk/fio.git;branch=master \
           file://0001-update-the-interpreter-paths.patch \
           file://python3_shebangs.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/glmark2/glmark2_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/glmark2/glmark2_git.bb
index 6d20bbdaf..4976bf690 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/glmark2/glmark2_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/glmark2/glmark2_git.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PV = "20191226+${SRCPV}"
 
 COMPATIBLE_HOST_rpi  = "${@bb.utils.contains('MACHINE_FEATURES', 'vc4graphics', '.*-linux*', 'null', d)}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/glmark2/glmark2.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/glmark2/glmark2.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://python3.patch"
 SRCREV = "72dabc5d72b49c6d45badeb8a941ba4d829b0bd6"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/iperf3/iperf3_3.7.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/iperf3/iperf3_3.7.bb
index 98d2faabf..8536de351 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/iperf3/iperf3_3.7.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/iperf3/iperf3_3.7.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=f9088fe7ffdccd042f7645f1012d7f70"
 
 DEPENDS = "openssl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/esnet/iperf.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/esnet/iperf.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0002-Remove-pg-from-profile_CFLAGS.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/libc-bench/libc-bench_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/libc-bench/libc-bench_git.bb
index e81389431..60286c324 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/libc-bench/libc-bench_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/libc-bench/libc-bench_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYRIGHT;md5=9a825c63897c53f487ef900598c31527"
 SRCREV = "b6b2ce5f9f87a09b14499cb00c600c601f022634"
 PV = "20110206+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.musl-libc.org/libc-bench \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.musl-libc.org/libc-bench;branch=master \
            "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/libhugetlbfs/libhugetlbfs_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/libhugetlbfs/libhugetlbfs_git.bb
index 4768d7b63..d6c35d0b3 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/libhugetlbfs/libhugetlbfs_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/libhugetlbfs/libhugetlbfs_git.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PE = "1"
 
 SRCREV = "e6499ff92b4a7dcffbd131d1f5d24933e48c3f20"
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/libhugetlbfs/libhugetlbfs.git;protocol=https \
+    git://github.com/libhugetlbfs/libhugetlbfs.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://skip-checking-LIB32-and-LIB64-if-they-point-to-the-s.patch \
     file://libhugetlbfs-avoid-search-host-library-path-for-cros.patch \
     file://tests-Makefile-install-static-4G-edge-testcases.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/stressapptest/stressapptest_1.0.9.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/stressapptest/stressapptest_1.0.9.bb
index a2966e99d..d30ea5a01 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/stressapptest/stressapptest_1.0.9.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/stressapptest/stressapptest_1.0.9.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=55ea9d559f985fb4834317d8ed6b9e58"
 
 SRCREV = "fb72e5e5f0879231f38e0e826a98a6ca2d1ca38e"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/stressapptest/stressapptest \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/stressapptest/stressapptest;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://libcplusplus-compat.patch \
            file://read_sysfs_for_cachesize.patch \
           "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/tinymembench/tinymembench_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/tinymembench/tinymembench_git.bb
index 2ce10f9c4..9c20d68ef 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/tinymembench/tinymembench_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/tinymembench/tinymembench_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://main.c;endline=22;md5=879b9bbb60851454885b5fa47eb6b34
 PV = "0.4.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "a2cf6d7e382e3aea1eb39173174d9fa28cad15f3"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ssvb/tinymembench.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ssvb/tinymembench.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-asm-Delete-.func-.endfunc-directives.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb
index 88fcc0200..589d62717 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 SRCREV = "a2f0c39d5f21596bb9f5223e895c0ff210b265d0"
 # SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufrequtils.git
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/emagii/cpufrequtils.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/emagii/cpufrequtils.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-dont-unset-cflags.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/edac-utils/edac-utils_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/edac-utils/edac-utils_git.bb
index b89fe6771..e42adc6dc 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/edac-utils/edac-utils_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/edac-utils/edac-utils_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PV = "0.18+git${SRCPV}"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/grondo/edac-utils \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/grondo/edac-utils;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://make-init-script-be-able-to-automatically-load-EDAC-.patch \
     file://add-restart-to-initscript.patch \
     file://edac.service \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/ledmon/ledmon_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/ledmon/ledmon_git.bb
index f9ae9aad9..1a9cb18c5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/ledmon/ledmon_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/ledmon/ledmon_git.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ inherit autotools systemd
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "ledmon.service"
 
 # 0.93
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/intel/ledmon;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/intel/ledmon;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0002-include-sys-select.h-and-sys-types.h.patch \
            file://0001-Don-t-build-with-Werror-to-fix-compile-error.patch \
           "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb
index 890db55bc..a2f0805fe 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPENDS = " \
     virtual/libiconv \
 "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://fancontrol.init \
            file://sensord.init \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/nvme-cli/nvme-cli_1.10.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/nvme-cli/nvme-cli_1.10.1.bb
index 4f4bb2dfa..9344c17dc 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/nvme-cli/nvme-cli_1.10.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/nvme-cli/nvme-cli_1.10.1.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=8264535c0c4e9c6c335635c4026a8022"
 DEPENDS = "util-linux"
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-fix-musl-compilation.patch \
 "
 SRCREV = "1d84d6ae0c7d7ceff5a73fe174dde8b0005f6108"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gattlib/gattlib_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gattlib/gattlib_git.bb
index f2da88aa2..64595d59c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gattlib/gattlib_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gattlib/gattlib_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS += "glib-2.0-native"
 
 PV = "0.2+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/labapart/gattlib.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/labapart/gattlib.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://dbus-avoid-strange-chars-from-the-build-dir.patch \
            file://0001-cmake-Use-GNUInstallDirs.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_1.5.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_1.5.3.bb
index 8c97662df..bee757d5a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_1.5.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_1.5.3.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=a0fd36908af843bcee10cb6dfc47fa67 \
 SRCREV = "95ec1ab31ee97411fc37156d12061adcf0331598"
 PV = "1.5.3+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cminyard/gensio;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cminyard/gensio;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-filter-Rename-some-variables-to-tr_stdxxx.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/iwd/iwd_1.9.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/iwd/iwd_1.9.bb
index 25500e650..1606f10cf 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/iwd/iwd_1.9.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/iwd/iwd_1.9.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=fb504b67c50331fc78734fed90fb0e09"
 
 DEPENDS = "ell"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/wireless/iwd.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/wireless/iwd.git;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "aa3dc1b95348dea177e9d8c2c3063b29e20fe2e9"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice_git.bb
index 908b98d8c..b1a9ed7ec 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice_git.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libplist usbmuxd libusbmuxd libtasn1 gnutls libgcrypt"
 SRCREV = "fb71aeef10488ed7b0e60a1c8a553193301428c0"
 PV = "1.2.0+git${SRCPV}"
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice;protocol=https \
+    git://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://configure-fix-largefile.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libndp/libndp_1.7.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libndp/libndp_1.7.bb
index 07a7a1d23..2537963dd 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libndp/libndp_1.7.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libndp/libndp_1.7.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://libndp.org/"
 LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jpirko/libndp \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jpirko/libndp;branch=master;protocol=https \
            "
 # tag for v1.6
 SRCREV = "96674e7d4f4d569c2c961e865cc16152dfab5f09"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libtorrent/libtorrent_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libtorrent/libtorrent_git.bb
index 3ee69554b..b4094dd6f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libtorrent/libtorrent_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libtorrent/libtorrent_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=393a5ca445f6965873eca0259a17f833"
 
 DEPENDS = "zlib libsigc++-2.0 openssl cppunit"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rakshasa/libtorrent \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rakshasa/libtorrent;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://don-t-run-code-while-configuring-package.patch \
            "
 SRCREV = "756f70010779927dc0691e1e722ed433d5d295e1"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libuv/libuv_1.36.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libuv/libuv_1.36.0.bb
index 757720731..41e95f56a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libuv/libuv_1.36.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libuv/libuv_1.36.0.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=a68902a430e32200263d182d44924d47"
 
 SRCREV = "533b738838ad8407032e14b6772b29ef9af63cfa"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libuv/libuv;branch=v1.x \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libuv/libuv;branch=v1.x;protocol=https \
            file://CVE-2020-8252.patch"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c_1.3.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c_1.3.2.bb
index 3a1222e89..d070111e9 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c_1.3.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c_1.3.2.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = " \
     file://about.html;md5=e5662cbb5f8fd5c9faac526e4077898e \
 "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.c;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.c;protocol=http;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Fix-bug-of-free-with-musl.patch"
 
 SRCREV = "3148fe2d5f4b87e16266dfe559c0764e16ca0546"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/rabbitmq-c/rabbitmq-c_0.10.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/rabbitmq-c/rabbitmq-c_0.10.0.bb
index 2ef6b187e..bbc311ee1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/rabbitmq-c/rabbitmq-c_0.10.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/rabbitmq-c/rabbitmq-c_0.10.0.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/alanxz/rabbitmq-c"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE-MIT;md5=6b7424f9db80cfb11fdd5c980b583f53"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/alanxz/rabbitmq-c.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/alanxz/rabbitmq-c.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 # v0.10.0-master
 SRCREV = "ffe918a5fcef72038a88054dca3c56762b1953d4"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/rtorrent/rtorrent_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/rtorrent/rtorrent_git.bb
index 331f978f8..41fb1ec82 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/rtorrent/rtorrent_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/rtorrent/rtorrent_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 
 DEPENDS = "libsigc++-2.0 curl cppunit libtorrent ncurses"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://don-t-run-code-while-configuring-package.patch \
 "
 # v0.9.8
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/usbmuxd/usbmuxd_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/usbmuxd/usbmuxd_git.bb
index 728423432..7993e608d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/usbmuxd/usbmuxd_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/usbmuxd/usbmuxd_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig gitpkgv systemd
 PKGV = "${GITPKGVTAG}"
 
 SRCREV = "ee85938c21043ef5f7cd4dfbc7677f385814d4d8"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/wifi-test-suite/wifi-test-suite_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/wifi-test-suite/wifi-test-suite_git.bb
index 99cfb3205..dd2b4392c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/wifi-test-suite/wifi-test-suite_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/wifi-test-suite/wifi-test-suite_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SECTION = "test"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "f7a8d7ef7d1a831c1bb47de21fa083536ea2f3a9"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Wi-FiTestSuite/Wi-FiTestSuite-Linux-DUT.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Wi-FiTestSuite/Wi-FiTestSuite-Linux-DUT.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
         file://0001-Use-toolchain-from-environment-variables.patch \
         file://0002-Add-missing-include-removes-unnedded-stuff-and-add-n.patch \
         file://0003-fix-path-to-usr-sbin-for-script-and-make-script-for-.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/zeromq/cppzmq_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/zeromq/cppzmq_git.bb
index 0b66970a9..2a435897d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/zeromq/cppzmq_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/zeromq/cppzmq_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEPENDS = "zeromq"
 SRCREV = "8d5c9a88988dcbebb72939ca0939d432230ffde1"
 PV = "4.6.0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/zeromq/cppzmq.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/zeromq/cppzmq.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/dbus/dbus-daemon-proxy_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/dbus/dbus-daemon-proxy_git.bb
index 42cd032c2..f40b48836 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/dbus/dbus-daemon-proxy_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/dbus/dbus-daemon-proxy_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SRCREV = "1226a0a1374628ff191f6d8a56000be5e53e7608"
 PV = "0.0.0+gitr${SRCPV}"
 PR = "r1.59"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/alban/dbus-daemon-proxy \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/alban/dbus-daemon-proxy;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-dbus-daemon-proxy-Return-DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET.patch \
            "
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/emlog/emlog.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-core/emlog/emlog.inc
index 9a0f9ba92..948e18da4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/emlog/emlog.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/emlog/emlog.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ most recent (and only the most recent) output from a process"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nicupavel/emlog.git;protocol=http"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nicupavel/emlog.git;protocol=http;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "aee53e8dee862f35291242ba41b0ca88010f6c71"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/glfw/glfw_3.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/glfw/glfw_3.3.bb
index 0fcf716c8..c920cbd50 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/glfw/glfw_3.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/glfw/glfw_3.3.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ inherit pkgconfig cmake features_check
 
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "781fbbadb0bccc749058177b1385c82da9ace880"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/glfw/glfw.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/glfw/glfw.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/libnfc/libnfc_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/libnfc/libnfc_git.bb
index 2851ecf9f..65586247a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/libnfc/libnfc_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/libnfc/libnfc_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PV = "1.7.1+git${SRCPV}"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "2d4543673e9b76c02679ca8b89259659f1afd932"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nfc-tools/libnfc.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nfc-tools/libnfc.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-usbbus-Include-stdint.h-for-uintX_t.patch \
           "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/mdbus2/mdbus2_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/mdbus2/mdbus2_git.bb
index 82f2cf8c9..fa98e1cb4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/mdbus2/mdbus2_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/mdbus2/mdbus2_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEPENDS = "readline"
 
 PV = "2.3.3+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/freesmartphone/mdbus.git;protocol=http"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/freesmartphone/mdbus.git;protocol=http;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "28202692d0b441000f4ddb8f347f72d1355021aa"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/ndctl/ndctl_v67.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/ndctl/ndctl_v67.bb
index da0c6563a..19d96414d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/ndctl/ndctl_v67.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/ndctl/ndctl_v67.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=e66651809cac5da60c8b80e9e4e79e08"
 inherit autotools-brokensep pkgconfig bash-completion systemd
 
 SRCREV = "637bb424dc317a044c722a671355ef9df0e0d30f"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pmem/ndctl.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pmem/ndctl.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 DEPENDS = "kmod udev json-c keyutils"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/opencl-headers/opencl-headers_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/opencl-headers/opencl-headers_git.bb
index dec1bea56..67446ce57 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/opencl-headers/opencl-headers_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/opencl-headers/opencl-headers_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SECTION = "base"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "40c5d226c7c0706f0176884e9b94b3886679c983"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenCL-Headers.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenCL-Headers.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 do_configure[noexec] = "1"
 do_compile[noexec] = "1"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/opencl-icd-loader/opencl-icd-loader_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/opencl-icd-loader/opencl-icd-loader_git.bb
index 7c49c8d55..1396dc9bf 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/opencl-icd-loader/opencl-icd-loader_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/opencl-icd-loader/opencl-icd-loader_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ inherit pkgconfig cmake
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "b342ff7b7f70a4b3f2cfc53215af8fa20adc3d86"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenCL-ICD-Loader.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenCL-ICD-Loader.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 do_install () {
         install -d ${D}${bindir}
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/safec/safec_3.5.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/safec/safec_3.5.1.bb
index 91d8fc65a..29158094a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/safec/safec_3.5.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/safec/safec_3.5.1.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 # v08112019
 SRCREV = "ad76c7b1dbd0403b0c9decf54164fcce271c590f"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rurban/safeclib.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rurban/safeclib.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 
 COMPATIBLE_HOST = '(x86_64|i.86|powerpc|powerpc64|arm|aarch64|mips).*-linux'
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/sdbus-c++/sdbus-c++-libsystemd_243.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/sdbus-c++/sdbus-c++-libsystemd_243.bb
index c8e81a412..f0e928d0d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/sdbus-c++/sdbus-c++-libsystemd_243.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/sdbus-c++/sdbus-c++-libsystemd_243.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDS += "gperf-native gettext-native util-linux libcap"
 
 SRCREV = "efb536d0cbe2e58f80e501d19999928c75e08f6a"
 SRCBRANCH = "v243-stable"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable.git;protocol=git;branch=${SRCBRANCH}"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable.git;protocol=https;branch=${SRCBRANCH}"
 
 SRC_URI += "file://static-libsystemd-pkgconfig.patch"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/libkcapi/libkcapi_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/libkcapi/libkcapi_git.bb
index 4e217a351..ad5355ea6 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/libkcapi/libkcapi_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/libkcapi/libkcapi_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "5649050d201856bf06c8738b5d2aa1710c86ac2f"
 PV = "1.1.5"
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/smuellerDD/libkcapi.git \
+    git://github.com/smuellerDD/libkcapi.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://0001-kcapi-kdf-Move-code-to-fix.patch \
     file://0001-Use-__builtin_bswap32-on-Clang-if-supported.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/pkcs11-helper/pkcs11-helper_1.26.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/pkcs11-helper/pkcs11-helper_1.26.bb
index 9b6e7ccbe..321aa4fdc 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/pkcs11-helper/pkcs11-helper_1.26.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/pkcs11-helper/pkcs11-helper_1.26.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = " \
     file://COPYING.GPL;md5=8a71d0475d08eee76d8b6d0c6dbec543 \
     file://COPYING.BSD;md5=66b7a37c3c10483c1fd86007726104d7 \
 "
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OpenSC/${BPN}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OpenSC/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 # v1.26
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/leveldb/leveldb_1.22.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/leveldb/leveldb_1.22.bb
index b597ef1ea..bfc19ed15 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/leveldb/leveldb_1.22.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/leveldb/leveldb_1.22.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/google/leveldb"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=92d1b128950b11ba8495b64938fc164d"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/${BPN}.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://run-ptest"
 
 SRCREV = "78b39d68c15ba020c0d60a3906fb66dbf1697595"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/rocksdb/rocksdb_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/rocksdb/rocksdb_git.bb
index b9038df81..f97131991 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/rocksdb/rocksdb_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/rocksdb/rocksdb_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SRCREV = "551a110918493a19d11243f53408b97485de1411"
 SRCBRANCH = "6.6.fb"
 PV = "6.6.4"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/facebook/${BPN}.git;branch=${SRCBRANCH} \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/facebook/${BPN}.git;branch=${SRCBRANCH};protocol=https \
            file://0001-db-write_thread.cc-Initialize-state.patch \
            file://0001-cmake-Add-check-for-atomic-support.patch \
           "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/abseil-cpp/abseil-cpp_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/abseil-cpp/abseil-cpp_git.bb
index e874e4a5e..87f9c23eb 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/abseil-cpp/abseil-cpp_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/abseil-cpp/abseil-cpp_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=df52c6edb7adc22e533b2bacc3bd3915"
 PV = "20190808+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "aa844899c937bde5d2b24f276b59997e5b668bde"
 BRANCH = "lts_2019_08_08"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp;branch=${BRANCH}                \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp;branch=${BRANCH};protocol=https \
            file://0001-Remove-maes-option-from-cross-compilation.patch        \
            file://0002-Add-forgotten-ABSL_HAVE_VDSO_SUPPORT-conditional.patch \
            file://0003-Add-fPIC-option.patch                                  \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/bootchart/bootchart_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/bootchart/bootchart_git.bb
index 2b75eaac9..79754050d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/bootchart/bootchart_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/bootchart/bootchart_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PV = "1.17"
 PR = "r1"
 PE = "1"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://gitorious.org/meego-developer-tools/bootchart.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://gitorious.org/meego-developer-tools/bootchart.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-svg-add-rudimentary-support-for-ARM-cpuinfo.patch \
            file://0002-svg-open-etc-os-release-and-use-PRETTY_NAME-for-the-.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/breakpad/breakpad_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/breakpad/breakpad_git.bb
index daf262ed6..cbeb99316 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/breakpad/breakpad_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/breakpad/breakpad_git.bb
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ SRCREV_protobuf = "cb6dd4ef5f82e41e06179dcd57d3b1d9246ad6ac"
 SRCREV_lss = "8048ece6c16c91acfe0d36d1d3cc0890ab6e945c"
 SRCREV_gyp = "324dd166b7c0b39d513026fa52d6280ac6d56770"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/breakpad;name=breakpad \
-           git://github.com/google/googletest.git;destsuffix=git/src/testing/gtest;name=gtest \
-           git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;destsuffix=git/src/third_party/protobuf/protobuf;name=protobuf \
-           git://chromium.googlesource.com/linux-syscall-support;protocol=https;destsuffix=git/src/third_party/lss;name=lss \
-           git://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp;protocol=https;destsuffix=git/src/tools/gyp;name=gyp \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/breakpad;name=breakpad;branch=master;protocol=https \
+           git://github.com/google/googletest.git;destsuffix=git/src/testing/gtest;name=gtest;branch=master;protocol=https \
+           git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;destsuffix=git/src/third_party/protobuf/protobuf;name=protobuf;branch=master;protocol=https \
+           git://chromium.googlesource.com/linux-syscall-support;protocol=https;destsuffix=git/src/third_party/lss;name=lss;branch=master \
+           git://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp;protocol=https;destsuffix=git/src/tools/gyp;name=gyp;branch=master \
            file://0001-include-sys-reg.h-to-get-__WORDSIZE-on-musl-libc.patch \
            file://0003-Fix-conflict-between-musl-libc-dirent.h-and-lss.patch \
            file://0001-Turn-off-sign-compare-for-musl-libc.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/capnproto/capnproto_0.7.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/capnproto/capnproto_0.7.0.bb
index c6bab5ec2..cb748d3cb 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/capnproto/capnproto_0.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/capnproto/capnproto_0.7.0.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SECTION = "console/tools"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://../LICENSE;md5=a05663ae6cca874123bf667a60dca8c9"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sandstorm-io/capnproto.git;branch=release-${PV}"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sandstorm-io/capnproto.git;branch=release-${PV};protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "3f44c6db0f0f6c0cab0633f15f15d0a2acd01d19"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git/c++"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/cjson/cjson_1.7.13.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/cjson/cjson_1.7.13.bb
index e6174821f..7af05acf9 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/cjson/cjson_1.7.13.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/cjson/cjson_1.7.13.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=218947f77e8cb8e2fa02918dc41c50d0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "39853e5148dad8dc5d32ea2b00943cf4a0c6f120"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/concurrencykit/concurrencykit_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/concurrencykit/concurrencykit_git.bb
index 8c6cf7db2..996314a75 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/concurrencykit/concurrencykit_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/concurrencykit/concurrencykit_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SECTION = "base"
 PV = "0.5.1+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "f97d3da5c375ac2fc5a9173cdd36cb828915a2e1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=a0b24c1a8f9ad516a297d055b0294231"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/concurrencykit/ck.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/concurrencykit/ck.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://cross.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/dnf-plugin-tui/dnf-plugin-tui_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/dnf-plugin-tui/dnf-plugin-tui_git.bb
index 406494ebb..db7a8d793 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/dnf-plugin-tui/dnf-plugin-tui_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/dnf-plugin-tui/dnf-plugin-tui_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ubinux/dnf-plugin-tui.git;branch=master "
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ubinux/dnf-plugin-tui.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "c5416adeb210154dc4ccc4c3e1c5297d83ebd41e"
 PV = "1.1"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/flatbuffers/flatbuffers_1.12.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/flatbuffers/flatbuffers_1.12.0.bb
index 7b8d47d8d..859d6a0b0 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/flatbuffers/flatbuffers_1.12.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/flatbuffers/flatbuffers_1.12.0.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57"
 
 SRCREV = "6df40a2471737b27271bdd9b900ab5f3aec746c7"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/flatbuffers.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/flatbuffers.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 # affects only flatbuffers rust crate
 CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2020-35864"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/grpc/grpc_1.24.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/grpc/grpc_1.24.3.bb
index 4ce0c9c97..fa4cbd0b4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/grpc/grpc_1.24.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/grpc/grpc_1.24.3.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SRCREV_grpc = "2de2e8dd8921e1f7d043e01faf7fe8a291fbb072"
 SRCREV_upb = "9effcbcb27f0a665f9f345030188c0b291e32482"
 BRANCH = "v1.24.x"
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/grpc/grpc.git;protocol=https;name=grpc;branch=${BRANCH} \
-           git://github.com/protocolbuffers/upb;name=upb;destsuffix=git/third_party/upb \
+           git://github.com/protocolbuffers/upb;name=upb;destsuffix=git/third_party/upb;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-CMakeLists.txt-Fix-libraries-installation-for-Linux.patch \
            "
 SRCREV_FORMAT = "grpc_upb"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/guider/guider_3.9.7.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/guider/guider_3.9.7.bb
index 88fad936b..cc81443d5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/guider/guider_3.9.7.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/guider/guider_3.9.7.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=2c1c00f9d3ed9e24fa69b932b7e7aff2"
 
 PV = "3.9.7+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/iipeace/${BPN}"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/iipeace/${BPN};branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "459b5189a46023fc98e19888b196bdc2674022fd"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/jsoncpp/jsoncpp_1.9.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/jsoncpp/jsoncpp_1.9.2.bb
index 8a5db3da3..629881f0c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/jsoncpp/jsoncpp_1.9.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/jsoncpp/jsoncpp_1.9.2.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=fa2a23dd1dc6c139f35105379d76df2b"
 
 SRCREV = "d2e6a971f4544c55b8e3b25cf96db266971b778f"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/jsonrpc/jsonrpc_1.3.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/jsonrpc/jsonrpc_1.3.0.bb
index ca9675ed6..e9672ea4d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/jsonrpc/jsonrpc_1.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/jsonrpc/jsonrpc_1.3.0.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 
 DEPENDS = "curl jsoncpp libmicrohttpd hiredis"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cinemast/libjson-rpc-cpp"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cinemast/libjson-rpc-cpp;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "c696f6932113b81cd20cd4a34fdb1808e773f23e"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/lapack/lapack_3.9.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/lapack/lapack_3.9.0.bb
index 62d4df5e0..72f06ae44 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/lapack/lapack_3.9.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/lapack/lapack_3.9.0.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=930f8aa500a47c7dab0f8efb5a1c9a40"
 DEPENDS = "libgfortran"
 
 SRCREV = "6acc99d5f39130be7cec00fb835606042101a970"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Reference-LAPACK/lapack.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Reference-LAPACK/lapack.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE = " -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/libsombok3/libsombok3_2.4.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/libsombok3/libsombok3_2.4.0.bb
index b83e86a48..2dc3776e8 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/libsombok3/libsombok3_2.4.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/libsombok3/libsombok3_2.4.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Cluster segmentation described in Annex #29 (UAX #29)."
 LICENSE = "Artistic-1.0 | GPLv1+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=5b122a36d0f6dc55279a0ebc69f3c60b"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/hatukanezumi/sombok.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/hatukanezumi/sombok.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-configure.ac-fix-cross-compiling-issue.patch \
           "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/libubox/libubox_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/libubox/libubox_git.bb
index 7dbefa115..18f26b009 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/libubox/libubox_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/libubox/libubox_git.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "\
 "
 
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://git.openwrt.org/project/libubox.git \
+    git://git.openwrt.org/project/libubox.git;branch=master \
     file://0001-version-libraries.patch \
     file://fix-libdir.patch \
     file://0001-blobmsg-fix-array-out-of-bounds-GCC-10-warning.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/ltrace/ltrace_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/ltrace/ltrace_git.bb
index 5710943d7..339841acf 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/ltrace/ltrace_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/ltrace/ltrace_git.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PV = "7.91+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "c22d359433b333937ee3d803450dc41998115685"
 
 DEPENDS = "elfutils"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sparkleholic/ltrace.git;branch=master;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sparkleholic/ltrace.git;branch=master;protocol=http;protocol=https \
            file://configure-allow-to-disable-selinux-support.patch \
            file://0001-replace-readdir_r-with-readdir.patch \
            file://0001-Use-correct-enum-type.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/luaposix/luaposix_33.4.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/luaposix/luaposix_33.4.0.bb
index 1bee9fe0b..83f6aa0f4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/luaposix/luaposix_33.4.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/luaposix/luaposix_33.4.0.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=7dd2aad04bb7ca212e69127ba8d58f9f"
 
 DEPENDS += "lua-native lua"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/luaposix/luaposix.git;branch=release \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/luaposix/luaposix.git;branch=release;protocol=https \
            file://0001-fix-avoid-race-condition-between-test-and-mkdir.patch \
 "
 SRCREV = "8e4902ed81c922ed8f76a7ed85be1eaa3fd7e66d"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/msgpack/msgpack-c_3.2.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/msgpack/msgpack-c_3.2.1.bb
index d410dc6e0..90b55ad2d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/msgpack/msgpack-c_3.2.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/msgpack/msgpack-c_3.2.1.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://NOTICE;md5=7a858c074723608e08614061dc044352 \
 
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-c \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-c;branch=master;protocol=https \
            "
 # cpp-3.2.1
 SRCREV = "8085ab8721090a447cf98bb802d1406ad7afe420"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nanopb/nanopb_0.4.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nanopb/nanopb_0.4.0.bb
index 21d110aee..5b1e2dfbf 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nanopb/nanopb_0.4.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nanopb/nanopb_0.4.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=9db4b73a55a3994384112efcdb37c01f"
 
 DEPENDS = "protobuf-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nanopb/nanopb.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nanopb/nanopb.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "70f0de9877b1ce12abc0229d5df84db6349fcbfc"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nlohmann-fifo/nlohmann-fifo_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nlohmann-fifo/nlohmann-fifo_git.bb
index a97eb53c1..62fdecf6f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nlohmann-fifo/nlohmann-fifo_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nlohmann-fifo/nlohmann-fifo_git.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.MIT;md5=b67209a1e36b682a8226de19d265b1e0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nlohmann/fifo_map.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nlohmann/fifo_map.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 PV = "1.0.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nlohmann-json/nlohmann-json_3.7.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nlohmann-json/nlohmann-json_3.7.3.bb
index 5766194d2..2749f4497 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nlohmann-json/nlohmann-json_3.7.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nlohmann-json/nlohmann-json_3.7.3.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.MIT;md5=f5f7c71504da070bcf4f090205ce1080"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nlohmann/json.git;nobranch=1 \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/nlohmann/json.git;nobranch=1;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Templatize-basic_json-ctor-from-json_ref.patch \
            file://0001-typo-fix.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/openocd/openocd_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/openocd/openocd_git.bb
index e95f1cfa5..9ff23d17a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/openocd/openocd_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/openocd/openocd_git.bb
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ DEPENDS = "libusb-compat libftdi"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "libusb1"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://repo.or.cz/openocd.git;protocol=http;name=openocd \
-    git://repo.or.cz/r/git2cl.git;protocol=http;destsuffix=tools/git2cl;name=git2cl \
-    git://repo.or.cz/r/jimtcl.git;protocol=http;destsuffix=git/jimtcl;name=jimtcl \
-    git://repo.or.cz/r/libjaylink.git;protocol=http;destsuffix=git/src/jtag/drivers/libjaylink;name=libjaylink \
+    git://repo.or.cz/openocd.git;protocol=http;name=openocd;branch=master \
+    git://repo.or.cz/r/git2cl.git;protocol=http;destsuffix=tools/git2cl;name=git2cl;branch=master \
+    git://repo.or.cz/r/jimtcl.git;protocol=http;destsuffix=git/jimtcl;name=jimtcl;branch=master \
+    git://repo.or.cz/r/libjaylink.git;protocol=http;destsuffix=git/src/jtag/drivers/libjaylink;name=libjaylink;branch=master \
     file://0001-Do-not-include-syscrtl.h-with-glibc.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pcimem/pcimem_2.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pcimem/pcimem_2.0.bb
index 107d5a8b7..84f6c3ce2 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pcimem/pcimem_2.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pcimem/pcimem_2.0.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 COMPATIBLE_HOST = "(x86_64|aarch64|arm)"
 
 SRCREV = "09724edb1783a98da2b7ae53c5aaa87493aabc9b"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/billfarrow/pcimem.git "
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/billfarrow/pcimem.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/ipc-run_20180523.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/ipc-run_20180523.0.bb
index c812ae137..03812e901 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/ipc-run_20180523.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/ipc-run_20180523.0.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LICENSE = "Artistic-1.0 | GPL-1.0+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=0ebd37caf53781e8b7223e6b99b63f4e"
 DEPENDS = "perl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/toddr/IPC-Run.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/toddr/IPC-Run.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "0b409702490729eeb97ae65f5b94d949ec083134"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/libdbd-mysql-perl_4.050.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/libdbd-mysql-perl_4.050.bb
index 049dc665d..760c0ad0a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/libdbd-mysql-perl_4.050.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/libdbd-mysql-perl_4.050.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DEPENDS += "libdev-checklib-perl-native libdbi-perl-native libmysqlclient"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=d0a06964340e5c0cde88b7af611f755c"
 
 SRCREV = "9b5b70ea372f49fe9bc9e592dae3870596d1e3d6"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/libjson-perl_4.02000.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/libjson-perl_4.02000.bb
index 4e5a8a6ff..29bc99e14 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/libjson-perl_4.02000.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/perl/libjson-perl_4.02000.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://README;beginline=1171;endline=1176;md5=3be2cb8159d094
 
 DEPENDS += "perl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/makamaka/JSON.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/makamaka/JSON.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "42a6324df654e92419512cee80c0b49155d9e56d"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/ply/ply_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/ply/ply_git.bb
index 7d693b36d..bf789488d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/ply/ply_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/ply/ply_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 
 DEPENDS += "bison-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/iovisor/ply"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/iovisor/ply;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "aa5b9ac31307ec1acece818be334ef801c802a12"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pmtools/pmtools_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pmtools/pmtools_git.bb
index 9afcbbb7f..f605d2c90 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pmtools/pmtools_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/pmtools/pmtools_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3"
 
 PV = "20130209+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/anyc/pmtools.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/anyc/pmtools.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://pmtools-switch-to-dynamic-buffer-for-huge-ACPI-table.patch \
 "
 SRCREV = "3ebe0e54c54061b4c627236cbe35d820de2e1168"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.3.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.3.3.bb
index ed8773443..7bc1f23e7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.3.3.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DEPENDS = "protobuf-native protobuf"
 
 SRCREV = "f20a3fa131c275a0e795d99a28f94b4dbbb5af26"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-avoid-race-condition.patch \
           "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.11.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.11.4.bb
index 4d6c5b255..d2f22ba6b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.11.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.11.4.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDS_append_class-target = " protobuf-native"
 
 SRCREV = "d0bfd5221182da1a7cc280f3337b5e41a89539cf"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.11.x \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.11.x;protocol=https \
            file://run-ptest \
            file://0001-protobuf-fix-configure-error.patch \
            file://0001-Makefile.am-include-descriptor.cc-when-building-libp.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/rapidjson/rapidjson_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/rapidjson/rapidjson_git.bb
index 5b5c8b257..04ac93e92 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/rapidjson/rapidjson_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/rapidjson/rapidjson_git.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://license.txt;md5=ba04aa8f65de1396a7e59d1d746c2125"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/miloyip/rapidjson.git;nobranch=1"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/miloyip/rapidjson.git;nobranch=1;protocol=https"
 
 SRCREV = "0ccdbf364c577803e2a751f5aededce935314313"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/serialcheck/serialcheck_1.0.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/serialcheck/serialcheck_1.0.0.bb
index cd5e0a4e5..20cad69b5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/serialcheck/serialcheck_1.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/serialcheck/serialcheck_1.0.0.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://git.breakpoint.cc/cgit/bigeasy/serialcheck.git/"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.breakpoint.cc/bigeasy/serialcheck.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.breakpoint.cc/bigeasy/serialcheck.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-Add-option-to-enable-internal-loopback.patch \
            file://0002-Restore-original-loopback-config.patch \
            file://0001-Makefile-Change-order-of-link-flags.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/sqlite-orm/sqlite-orm_1.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/sqlite-orm/sqlite-orm_1.5.bb
index 4a27e4b2a..9d0740556 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/sqlite-orm/sqlite-orm_1.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/sqlite-orm/sqlite-orm_1.5.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ inherit cmake
 DEPENDS += "sqlite3"
 
 SRCREV = "e8a9e9416f421303f4b8970caab26dadf8bae98b"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/fnc12/sqlite_orm;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/fnc12/sqlite_orm;protocol=https;branch=master"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE += "-DSqliteOrm_BuildTests=OFF"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/tclap/tclap_1.2.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/tclap/tclap_1.2.2.bb
index 46a940803..3280dba49 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/tclap/tclap_1.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/tclap/tclap_1.2.2.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=0ca8b9c5c5445cfa7af7e78fd27e60ed"
 
 SRCREV = "75f440bcac1276c847f5351e14216f6e91def44d"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.code.sf.net/p/tclap/code \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.code.sf.net/p/tclap/code;branch=master \
     file://Makefile.am-disable-docs.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/uftrace/uftrace_0.9.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/uftrace/uftrace_0.9.4.bb
index c33fa048c..a78eecfea 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/uftrace/uftrace_0.9.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/uftrace/uftrace_0.9.4.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ inherit autotools
 
 # v0.9.4
 SRCREV = "d648bbffedef529220896283fb59e35531c13804"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/namhyung/${BPN} \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/namhyung/${BPN};branch=master;protocol=https \
            "
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/valijson/valijson_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/valijson/valijson_git.bb
index c3254d16e..5cff40752 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/valijson/valijson_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/valijson/valijson_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/tristanpenman/valijson"
 LICENSE = "BSD-2-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=015106c62262b2383f6c72063f0998f2"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tristanpenman/valijson.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tristanpenman/valijson.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 PV = "0.1+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "c2f22fddf599d04dc33fcd7ed257c698a05345d9"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/xmlrpc-c/xmlrpc-c_1.51.03.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/xmlrpc-c/xmlrpc-c_1.51.03.bb
index 6c31b6981..34df70126 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/xmlrpc-c/xmlrpc-c_1.51.03.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/xmlrpc-c/xmlrpc-c_1.51.03.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/"
 LICENSE = "BSD & MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://doc/COPYING;md5=aefbf81ba0750f02176b6f86752ea951"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mirror/xmlrpc-c.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mirror/xmlrpc-c.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-test-cpp-server_abyss-Fix-build-with-clang-libc.patch \
            file://0002-fix-formatting-issues.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_1.0.12.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_1.0.12.bb
index e112a5e30..186f2c8ed 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_1.0.12.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_1.0.12.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=da2e9aa80962d54e7c726f232a2bd1e8"
 
 # Use 1.0.12 tag
 SRCREV = "17b1790fb9c8abbb3c0f7e083864a6a014191d56"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lloyd/yajl;nobranch=1"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lloyd/yajl;nobranch=1;protocol=https"
 
 inherit cmake lib_package
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_2.1.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_2.1.0.bb
index d9a5821cb..cf8dbb183 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_2.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_2.1.0.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://lloyd.github.com/yajl/"
 LICENSE = "ISC"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=39af6eb42999852bdd3ea00ad120a36d"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lloyd/yajl"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lloyd/yajl;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "a0ecdde0c042b9256170f2f8890dd9451a4240aa"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yasm/yasm_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yasm/yasm_git.bb
index 53856263f..6aae29ad8 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yasm/yasm_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yasm/yasm_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS += "flex-native bison-native xmlto-native"
 PV = "1.3.0+git${SRCPV}"
 # v1.3.0
 SRCREV = "ba463d3c26c0ece2e797b8d6381b161633b5971a"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/yasm/yasm.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/yasm/yasm.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/brotli/brotli_1.0.7.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/brotli/brotli_1.0.7.bb
index 70dbcaffb..731eaf63a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/brotli/brotli_1.0.7.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/brotli/brotli_1.0.7.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BUGTRACKER = "https://github.com/google/brotli/issues"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${S}/LICENSE;md5=941ee9cd1609382f946352712a319b4b"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/brotli.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/brotli.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 # tag 1.0.7
 SRCREV= "d6d98957ca8ccb1ef45922e978bb10efca0ea541"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/cmpi-bindings/cmpi-bindings_1.0.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/cmpi-bindings/cmpi-bindings_1.0.1.bb
index 6c71d534b..388feb703 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/cmpi-bindings/cmpi-bindings_1.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/cmpi-bindings/cmpi-bindings_1.0.1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b19ee058d2d5f69af45da98051d91064"
 SECTION = "Development/Libraries"
 DEPENDS = "swig-native python3 sblim-cmpi-devel"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/kkaempf/cmpi-bindings.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/kkaempf/cmpi-bindings.git;protocol=http;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://cmpi-bindings-0.4.17-no-ruby-perl.patch \
            file://cmpi-bindings-0.4.17-sblim-sigsegv.patch \
            file://cmpi-bindings-0.9.5-python-lib-dir.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/dlt-daemon/dlt-daemon_2.18.7.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/dlt-daemon/dlt-daemon_2.18.7.bb
index 842652889..2a045f579 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/dlt-daemon/dlt-daemon_2.18.7.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/dlt-daemon/dlt-daemon_2.18.7.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=8184208060df880fe3137b93eb88aeea"
 
 DEPENDS = "zlib gzip-native json-c"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/GENIVI/${BPN}.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/GENIVI/${BPN}.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://0002-Don-t-execute-processes-as-a-specific-user.patch \
     file://0004-Modify-systemd-config-directory.patch \
     file://317.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/docopt.cpp/docopt.cpp_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/docopt.cpp/docopt.cpp_git.bb
index aa55ebf84..162f5aa33 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/docopt.cpp/docopt.cpp_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/docopt.cpp/docopt.cpp_git.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SRCREV = "3dd23e3280f213bacefdf5fcb04857bf52e90917"
 PV = "0.6.2+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://github.com/docopt/docopt.cpp.git;protocol=https \
+    git://github.com/docopt/docopt.cpp.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://0001-Set-library-VERSION-and-SOVERSION.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/dumb-init/dumb-init_1.2.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/dumb-init/dumb-init_1.2.2.bb
index 09eab9dcd..eb00092c7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/dumb-init/dumb-init_1.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/dumb-init/dumb-init_1.2.2.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=5940d39995ea6857d01b8227109c2e9c"
 
 SRCREV = "b1e978e486114797347deefcc03ab12629a13cc3"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Yelp/dumb-init"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Yelp/dumb-init;branch=master;protocol=https"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "CC='${CC}' CFLAGS='${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS}'"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/figlet/figlet_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/figlet/figlet_git.bb
index 4611646b9..61b050aac 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/figlet/figlet_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/figlet/figlet_git.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://www.figlet.org/"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=1688bcd97b27704f1afcac7336409857"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cmatsuoka/figlet.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cmatsuoka/figlet.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-build-add-autotools-support-to-allow-easy-cross-comp.patch"
 SRCREV = "5bbcd7383a8c3a531299b216b0c734e1495c6db3"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/haveged/haveged_1.9.13.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/haveged/haveged_1.9.13.bb
index 50326ea2f..19b0d8dbd 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/haveged/haveged_1.9.13.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/haveged/haveged_1.9.13.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM="file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504"
 
 # v1.9.9
 SRCREV = "1283a65c541c4a83e152024a63faf7b267b9b1cd"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jirka-h/haveged.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jirka-h/haveged.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.4.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.4.2.bb
index 050b7da3d..c0d1b1b8b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.4.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hexedit/hexedit_1.4.2.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEPENDS = "ncurses"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pixel/hexedit.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pixel/hexedit.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     "
 
 SRCREV = "800e4b2e6280531a84fd23ee0b48e16baeb90878"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hiredis/hiredis_0.14.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hiredis/hiredis_0.14.0.bb
index 29f8de8d2..cee1f342b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hiredis/hiredis_0.14.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/hiredis/hiredis_0.14.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEPENDS = "redis"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d84d659a35c666d23233e54503aaea51"
 SRCREV = "685030652cd98c5414ce554ff5b356dfe8437870"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/redis/hiredis;protocol=git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/redis/hiredis;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-Makefile-remove-hardcoding-of-CC.patch"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/iotop/iotop_0.6.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/iotop/iotop_0.6.bb
index 3a597218d..19af46cb1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/iotop/iotop_0.6.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/iotop/iotop_0.6.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4325afd396febcb659c36b49533135d4"
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "1bfb3bc70febb1ffb95146b6dcd65257228099a3"
-SRC_URI = "git://repo.or.cz/iotop.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://repo.or.cz/iotop.git;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/isomd5sum/isomd5sum_1.2.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/isomd5sum/isomd5sum_1.2.3.bb
index b7899a11b..2f4724a33 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/isomd5sum/isomd5sum_1.2.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/isomd5sum/isomd5sum_1.2.3.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${BPN} = "openssl curl"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=8ca43cbc842c2336e835926c2166c28b"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/isomd5sum.git;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/isomd5sum.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-tweak-install-prefix.patch \
            file://0002-fix-parallel-error.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/jpnevulator/jpnevulator_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/jpnevulator/jpnevulator_git.bb
index 50dd74b68..ba1fece05 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/jpnevulator/jpnevulator_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/jpnevulator/jpnevulator_git.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=892f569a555ba9c07a568a7c0c4fa63a"
 
 PV = "2.3.5+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/snarlistic/jpnevulator.git;protocol=http"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/snarlistic/jpnevulator.git;protocol=http;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "c2d857091c0dfed05139ac07ea9b0f36ad259638"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/konkretcmpi/konkretcmpi_0.9.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/konkretcmpi/konkretcmpi_0.9.2.bb
index e6d5663f8..977aabf04 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/konkretcmpi/konkretcmpi_0.9.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/konkretcmpi/konkretcmpi_0.9.2.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=f673270bfc350d9ce1efc8724c6c1873"
 DEPENDS_append_class-target = " swig-native sblim-cmpi-devel python3"
 DEPENDS_append_class-native = " cmpi-bindings-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rnovacek/konkretcmpi.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rnovacek/konkretcmpi.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-CMakeLists.txt-fix-lib64-can-not-be-shiped-in-64bit-.patch \
            file://0001-drop-including-rpath-cmake-module.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libblockdev/libblockdev_2.24.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libblockdev/libblockdev_2.24.bb
index 99cdee5bb..c1023e625 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libblockdev/libblockdev_2.24.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libblockdev/libblockdev_2.24.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=c07cb499d259452f324bb90c3067d85c"
 
 inherit autotools gobject-introspection
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev;branch=2.x-branch"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev;branch=2.x-branch;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "f5a4ba8bb298f8cbc435707d0b19b4b2ff836a8e"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libcec/libcec_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libcec/libcec_git.bb
index 39ceb489e..07320e42b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libcec/libcec_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libcec/libcec_git.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDS_append_rpi = "${@bb.utils.contains('MACHINE_FEATURES', 'vc4graphics', ''
 PV = "5.0.0"
 
 SRCREV = "43bc27fe7be491149e6f57d14110e02abdac2f24"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec.git;branch=release \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec.git;branch=release;protocol=https \
            file://0001-CheckPlatformSupport.cmake-Do-not-hardcode-lib-path.patch \
            file://0001-Enhance-reproducibility.patch \
           "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libdivecomputer/libdivecomputer_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libdivecomputer/libdivecomputer_git.bb
index b7c1958ee..e763a701e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libdivecomputer/libdivecomputer_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libdivecomputer/libdivecomputer_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig
 PV = "0.6.0"
 
 SRCREV = "1195abc2f4acc7b10175d570ec73549d0938c83e"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libdivecomputer/libdivecomputer.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libdivecomputer/libdivecomputer.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
           "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_2.1.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_2.1.0.bb
index a990deb91..0906e9a64 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_2.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libplist_2.1.0.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libxml2 glib-2.0 swig python3"
 inherit autotools pkgconfig python3native python3targetconfig
 
 SRCREV = "3df02d4d0e9008771e8622fdc10de8333b3f0d85"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist;protocol=https;branch=master \
            "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd_git.bb
index 36fc5c858..e9c58bf58 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig gitpkgv
 PKGV = "${GITPKGVTAG}"
 
 SRCREV = "78df9be5fc8222ed53846cb553de9b5d24c85c6c"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/liblightmodbus/liblightmodbus_2.0.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/liblightmodbus/liblightmodbus_2.0.2.bb
index 7fc599798..bbfee1ff7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/liblightmodbus/liblightmodbus_2.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/liblightmodbus/liblightmodbus_2.0.2.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=84dcc94da3adb52b53ae4fa38fe49e5d"
 
 inherit cmake pkgconfig
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Jacajack/liblightmodbus.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Jacajack/liblightmodbus.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-cmake-Use-GNUInstallDirs-instead-of-hardcoding-lib-p.patch \
           "
 SRCREV = "59d2b405f95701e5b04326589786dbb43ce49e81"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libnss-nisplus/libnss-nisplus.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libnss-nisplus/libnss-nisplus.bb
index c9d259b1a..29c35caf5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libnss-nisplus/libnss-nisplus.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libnss-nisplus/libnss-nisplus.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ PV = "1.3+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "116219e215858f4af9370171d3ead63baca8fdb4"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/thkukuk/libnss_nisplus \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/thkukuk/libnss_nisplus;branch=master;protocol=https \
           "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libqb/libqb_1.0.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libqb/libqb_1.0.5.bb
index cd4019666..dbe03fede 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libqb/libqb_1.0.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libqb/libqb_1.0.5.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
 # v1.0.5
 SRCREV = "d08dbcf08b0da418bce9b5427dfd89522916322a"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ClusterLabs/${BPN}.git;branch=version_1 \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ClusterLabs/${BPN}.git;branch=version_1;protocol=https \
            file://0001-build-fix-configure-script-neglecting-re-enable-out-.patch \
           "
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libreport/libreport_2.10.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libreport/libreport_2.10.0.bb
index 4276c4917..24784f77a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libreport/libreport_2.10.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libreport/libreport_2.10.0.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEPENDS = "xmlrpc-c xmlrpc-c-native intltool-native \
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
 
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/abrt/libreport.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/abrt/libreport.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRC_URI += "file://0001-Makefile.am-remove-doc-and-apidoc.patch \
             file://0002-configure.ac-remove-prog-test-of-xmlto-and-asciidoc.patch \
             file://0003-without-build-plugins.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libuio/libuio_0.2.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libuio/libuio_0.2.1.bb
index dd34c180a..0278e55f3 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libuio/libuio_0.2.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/libuio/libuio_0.2.1.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ SECTION = "base"
 LICENSE = "GPL-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=393a5ca445f6965873eca0259a17f833"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.code.sf.net/p/libuio/code \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.code.sf.net/p/libuio/code;branch=master \
            file://replace_inline_with_static-inline.patch \
            file://0001-include-fcntl.h-for-O_RDWR-define.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/md5deep/md5deep_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/md5deep/md5deep_git.bb
index e8c6864c1..cc31323c3 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/md5deep/md5deep_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/md5deep/md5deep_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PV = "4.4+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "877613493ff44807888ce1928129574be393cbb0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jessek/hashdeep.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jessek/hashdeep.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://wrong-variable-expansion.patch \
            file://0001-Fix-literal-and-identifier-spacing-as-dictated-by-C-.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mraa/mraa_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mraa/mraa_git.bb
index 0b40dcb71..540ef6e12 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mraa/mraa_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mraa/mraa_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=91e7de50a8d3cf01057f318d72460acd"
 SRCREV = "e15ce6fbc76148ba8835adc92196b0d0a3f245e7"
 PV = "2.1.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/eclipse/${BPN}.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/eclipse/${BPN}.git;protocol=http;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-cmake-Use-a-regular-expression-to-match-x86-architec.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/openwsman/openwsman_2.6.11.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/openwsman/openwsman_2.6.11.bb
index 9d5a2307e..f635a9b13 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/openwsman/openwsman_2.6.11.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/openwsman/openwsman_2.6.11.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "pam"
 
 SRCREV = "d8eba6cb6682b59d84ca1da67a523520b879ade6"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://libssl-is-required-if-eventint-supported.patch \
            file://openwsmand.service \
            file://0001-lock.c-Define-PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP-if-undefine.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/ostree/ostree_2020.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/ostree/ostree_2020.3.bb
index c1f43feb6..b8b86ed5a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/ostree/ostree_2020.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/ostree/ostree_2020.3.bb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ DEPENDS = " \
 PREMIRRORS = ""
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    gitsm://github.com/ostreedev/ostree;branch=main \
+    gitsm://github.com/ostreedev/ostree;branch=main;protocol=https \
     file://run-ptest \
 "
 SRCREV = "6ed48234ba579ff73eb128af237212b0a00f2057"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/p8platform/p8platform_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/p8platform/p8platform_git.bb
index 0690d4ba3..2e52caeff 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/p8platform/p8platform_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/p8platform/p8platform_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/os.h;md5=752555fa94e82005d45fd201fee5bd33"
 
 PV = "2.1.0.1"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Make-resulting-cmake-config-relocatable.patch"
 SRCREV = "2d90f98620e25f47702c9e848380c0d93f29462b"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pam/pam-plugin-ccreds_11.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pam/pam-plugin-ccreds_11.bb
index 9838e75ef..5c2af44c7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pam/pam-plugin-ccreds_11.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pam/pam-plugin-ccreds_11.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "pam"
 
 SRCREV = "e2145df09469bf84878e4729b4ecd814efb797d1"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/PADL/pam_ccreds"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/PADL/pam_ccreds;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pam/pam-plugin-ldapdb_1.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pam/pam-plugin-ldapdb_1.3.bb
index 626b22fe4..5022300ba 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pam/pam-plugin-ldapdb_1.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pam/pam-plugin-ldapdb_1.3.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ inherit features_check
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "pam"
 
 SRCREV = "84d7b260f1ae6857ae36e014c9a5968e8aa1cbe8"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rmbreak/pam_ldapdb \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rmbreak/pam_ldapdb;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-include-stdexcept-for-std-invalid_argument.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pmdk/pmdk_1.7.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pmdk/pmdk_1.7.bb
index f5066da0d..5c56a16f4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pmdk/pmdk_1.7.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/pmdk/pmdk_1.7.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEPENDS_append_libc-musl = " fts"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pmem/pmdk.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pmem/pmdk.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-jemalloc-jemalloc.cfg-Specify-the-host-when-building.patch \
            file://0002-Makefile-Don-t-install-the-docs.patch \
            file://0001-os_posix-Use-__FreeBSD__-to-control-secure_getenv-de.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rrdtool/rrdtool_1.7.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rrdtool/rrdtool_1.7.2.bb
index 5662e6347..914b12e7c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rrdtool/rrdtool_1.7.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rrdtool/rrdtool_1.7.2.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SRCREV = "56a83f4f52e6745cd4352f9ee008be3183a6dedf"
 PV = "1.7.2"
 
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x.git;branch=master;protocol=http; \
+    git://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x.git;branch=master;protocol=http;protocol=https \
 "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/libfastjson_0.99.8.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/libfastjson_0.99.8.bb
index b84dde3d3..3b63971e5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/libfastjson_0.99.8.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/libfastjson_0.99.8.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=a958bb07122368f3e1d9b2efe07d231f"
 
 DEPENDS = ""
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rsyslog/libfastjson.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rsyslog/libfastjson.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-fix-jump-misses-init-gcc-8-warning.patch"
 
 SRCREV = "4758b1caf69ada911ef79e1d80793fe489b98dff"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/librelp_1.5.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/librelp_1.5.0.bb
index a4663148c..9da9d7c96 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/librelp_1.5.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/rsyslog/librelp_1.5.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=1fb9c10ed9fd6826757615455ca893a9"
 
 DEPENDS = "gmp nettle libidn zlib gnutls openssl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rsyslog/librelp.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rsyslog/librelp.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
 "
 
 SRCREV = "0beb2258e12e4131dc31e261078ea53d18f787d7"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sanlock/sanlock_3.8.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sanlock/sanlock_3.8.0.bb
index ffd46da0a..e720d3e5c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sanlock/sanlock_3.8.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sanlock/sanlock_3.8.0.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://../README.license;md5=60487bf0bf429d6b5aa72b6d37a0eb2
 
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://pagure.io/sanlock.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://pagure.io/sanlock.git;protocol=http;branch=master \
            file://0001-sanlock-Replace-cp-a-with-cp-R-no-dereference-preser.patch;patchdir=../ \
           "
 SRCREV = "cff348800722f7dadf030ffe7494c2df714996e3"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sedutil/sedutil_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sedutil/sedutil_git.bb
index 765618433..03446c324 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sedutil/sedutil_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sedutil/sedutil_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://Common/LICENSE.txt;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae5
 BASEPV = "1.15.1"
 PV = "${BASEPV}+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "358cc758948be788284d5faba46ccf4cc1813796"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Drive-Trust-Alliance/sedutil.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Drive-Trust-Alliance/sedutil.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
         file://0001-Fix-build-on-big-endian-architectures.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/can-isotp_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/can-isotp_git.bb
index e40e1cd26..7d016bc96 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/can-isotp_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/can-isotp_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=72d977d697c3c05830fdff00a7448931"
 SRCREV = "b31bce98d65f894aad6427bcf6f3f7822e261a59"
 PV = "1.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/hartkopp/can-isotp.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/hartkopp/can-isotp.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/can-utils_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/can-utils_git.bb
index 519368817..92b38030f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/can-utils_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/can-utils_git.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://include/linux/can.h;endline=44;md5=a9e1169c6c9a114a61
 
 DEPENDS = "libsocketcan"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-can/${BPN}.git;protocol=git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/linux-can/${BPN}.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "da65fdfe0d1986625ee00af0b56ae17ec132e700"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/canutils_4.0.6.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/canutils_4.0.6.bb
index e1508af85..56466a6cd 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/canutils_4.0.6.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/canutils_4.0.6.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 DEPENDS = "libsocketcan"
 
 SRCREV = "299dff7f5322bf0348dcdd60071958ebedf5f09d"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.pengutronix.de/git/tools/canutils.git;protocol=git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.pengutronix.de/git/tools/canutils.git;protocol=git;branch=master \
     file://0001-canutils-candump-Add-error-frame-s-handling.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/libsocketcan_0.0.11.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/libsocketcan_0.0.11.bb
index 0debe47e0..6a44cff93 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/libsocketcan_0.0.11.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/socketcan/libsocketcan_0.0.11.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/libsocketcan.c;beginline=3;endline=17;md5=97e38ad
 
 SRCREV = "0ff01ae7e4d271a7b81241e7a7026bfcea0add3f"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.pengutronix.de/git/tools/libsocketcan.git;protocol=git"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.pengutronix.de/git/tools/libsocketcan.git;protocol=git;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sysdig/sysdig_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sysdig/sysdig_git.bb
index 04a022af4..d15ecdb03 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sysdig/sysdig_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/sysdig/sysdig_git.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ JIT_riscv32 = ""
 DEPENDS += "lua${JIT} zlib c-ares grpc-native grpc curl ncurses jsoncpp tbb jq openssl elfutils protobuf protobuf-native jq-native"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "bash"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/draios/sysdig.git;branch=dev \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/draios/sysdig.git;branch=dev;protocol=https \
            file://0001-fix-build-with-LuaJIT-2.1-betas.patch \
            file://0001-Fix-build-with-musl-backtrace-APIs-are-glibc-specifi.patch \
            file://fix-uint64-const.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/tipcutils/tipcutils_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/tipcutils/tipcutils_git.bb
index 637770af2..c9d9fb572 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/tipcutils/tipcutils_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/tipcutils/tipcutils_git.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SUMMARY = "Transparent Inter-Process Communication protocol"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://tipclog/tipc.h;endline=35;md5=985b6ea8735818511d276c1b466cce98"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.code.sf.net/p/tipc/tipcutils \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.code.sf.net/p/tipc/tipcutils;branch=master \
            file://0001-include-sys-select.h-for-FD_-definitions.patch \
            file://0002-replace-non-standard-uint-with-unsigned-int.patch \
            file://0001-multicast_blast-tipcc-Fix-struct-type-for-TIPC_GROUP.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/triggerhappy/triggerhappy_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/triggerhappy/triggerhappy_git.bb
index 38ce4f557..c62cef36d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/triggerhappy/triggerhappy_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/triggerhappy/triggerhappy_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504"
 # matches debian/0.5.0-1 tag
 SRCREV = "44a173195986d0d853316cb02a58785ded66c12b"
 PV = "0.5.0+git${SRCPV}"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wertarbyte/${BPN}.git;branch=debian"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wertarbyte/${BPN}.git;branch=debian;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/upm/upm_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/upm/upm_git.bb
index 6a7611f38..7643d13e2 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/upm/upm_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/upm/upm_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libjpeg-turbo mraa"
 SRCREV = "5cf20df96c6b35c19d5b871ba4e319e96b4df72d"
 PV = "2.0.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/eclipse/${BPN}.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/eclipse/${BPN}.git;protocol=http;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-CMakeLists.txt-Use-SWIG_SUPPORT_FILES-to-find-the-li.patch \
            file://0001-Use-stdint-types.patch \
            file://0001-initialize-local-variables-before-use.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/wipe/wipe_0.24.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/wipe/wipe_0.24.bb
index 831d514a4..3ccc5afd5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/wipe/wipe_0.24.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/wipe/wipe_0.24.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://lambda-diode.com/software/wipe/"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://GPL;md5=0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/berke/wipe.git;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/berke/wipe.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://support-cross-compile-for-linux.patch \
     file://makefile-add-ldflags.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/wxwidgets/wxwidgets_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/wxwidgets/wxwidgets_git.bb
index 06337b79c..8f766ac87 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/wxwidgets/wxwidgets_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/wxwidgets/wxwidgets_git.bb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DEPENDS += " \
     tiff \
 "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 PV = "3.1.3"
 SRCREV= "8a40d23b27ed1c80b5a2ca9f7e8461df4fbc1a31"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/zlog/zlog_1.2.14.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/zlog/zlog_1.2.14.bb
index b94664c33..eddf1ed96 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/zlog/zlog_1.2.14.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/zlog/zlog_1.2.14.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c"
 
 SRCREV = "8fc78c3c65cb705953a2f3f9a813c3ef3c8b2270"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/HardySimpson/zlog"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/HardySimpson/zlog;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/zstd/zstd_1.4.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/zstd/zstd_1.4.5.bb
index cd0b471e1..f8fa226f6 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/zstd/zstd_1.4.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/zstd/zstd_1.4.5.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause & GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=c7f0b161edbe52f5f345a3d1311d0b32 \
                     file://COPYING;md5=39bba7d2cf0ba1036f2a6e2be52fe3f0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/facebook/zstd.git;nobranch=1 \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/facebook/zstd.git;nobranch=1;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Fix-legacy-build-after-2103.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/pyxdg/pyxdg_0.26.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/pyxdg/pyxdg_0.26.bb
index a957c1d67..6fa31c58f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/pyxdg/pyxdg_0.26.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/pyxdg/pyxdg_0.26.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "LGPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=f30a9716ef3762e3467a2f62bf790f0a"
 
 SRCREV = "7db14dcf4c4305c3859a2d9fcf9f5da2db328330"
-SRC_URI = "git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xdg/pyxdg"
+SRC_URI = "git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xdg/pyxdg;branch=master"
 
 inherit distutils3
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/dietsplash/dietsplash_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/dietsplash/dietsplash_git.bb
index 32f081592..2d13f26a3 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/dietsplash/dietsplash_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/dietsplash/dietsplash_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PV = "0.3"
 PR = "r1"
 
 SRCREV = "ef2e1a390e768e21e6a6268977580ee129a96633"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lucasdemarchi/dietsplash.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/lucasdemarchi/dietsplash.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-configure.ac-Do-not-demand-linker-hash-style.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/dnfdragora/dnfdragora_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/dnfdragora/dnfdragora_git.bb
index 007385101..24f8e44d8 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/dnfdragora/dnfdragora_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/dnfdragora/dnfdragora_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504 \
                    "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/manatools/dnfdragora.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/manatools/dnfdragora.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-disable-build-manpages.patch \
            file://0001-Do-not-set-PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR-by-running-python.patch \
            file://0001-To-fix-error-when-do_package.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fbgrab/fbgrab_1.3.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fbgrab/fbgrab_1.3.3.bb
index e3dff9191..8036d5f7a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fbgrab/fbgrab_1.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fbgrab/fbgrab_1.3.3.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=ea5bed2f60d357618ca161ad539f7c0a"
 SECTION = "console/utils"
 DEPENDS = "libpng zlib"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/GunnarMonell/fbgrab.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/GunnarMonell/fbgrab.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "b179e2a42b8a5d72516b9c8d91713c9025cf6044"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fontforge/fontforge_20190801.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fontforge/fontforge_20190801.bb
index 1863f95f0..8f65da2c1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fontforge/fontforge_20190801.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fontforge/fontforge_20190801.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES_append_class-target = " x11"
 
 # tag 20190801
 SRCREV = "ac635b818e38ddb8e7e2e1057330a32b4e25476e"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/${BPN}/${BPN}.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/${BPN}/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-include-sys-select-on-non-glibc-platforms.patch \
 "
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fvwm/fvwm_2.6.9.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fvwm/fvwm_2.6.9.bb
index 3b01a216b..d405cb877 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fvwm/fvwm_2.6.9.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fvwm/fvwm_2.6.9.bb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DEPENDS = " \
 "
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm.git;protocol=https \
+    git://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://0001-Fix-compilation-for-disabled-gnome.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/glm/glm_0.9.9.6.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/glm/glm_0.9.9.6.bb
index e2f4dbebc..b44f06c55 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/glm/glm_0.9.9.6.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/glm/glm_0.9.9.6.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://copying.txt;md5=4a735e33f271f57404fda17e80085411"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/g-truc/glm;branch=master \
+    git://github.com/g-truc/glm;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://0001-Fix-Wimplicit-int-float-conversion-warnings-with-cla.patch \
     file://glmConfig.cmake.in \
     file://glmConfigVersion.cmake.in \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/graphviz/graphviz_2.40.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/graphviz/graphviz_2.40.1.bb
index d393ae2a1..81ab86c76 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/graphviz/graphviz_2.40.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/graphviz/graphviz_2.40.1.bb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ inherit autotools-brokensep pkgconfig gettext
 # https://github.com/ellson/MOTHBALLED-graphviz/releases/tag/stable_release_2.40.1
 # https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-/commit/67cd2e5121379a38e0801cc05cce5033f8a2a609
 SRCREV = "67cd2e5121379a38e0801cc05cce5033f8a2a609"
-SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.com/${BPN}/${BPN}.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.com/${BPN}/${BPN}.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-plugin-pango-Include-freetype-headers-explicitly.patch \
 "
 # Use native mkdefs
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/jasper/jasper_2.0.16.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/jasper/jasper_2.0.16.bb
index 1d5a29438..977c0961b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/jasper/jasper_2.0.16.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/jasper/jasper_2.0.16.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/mdadams/jasper"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=a80440d1d8f17d041c71c7271d6e06eb"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mdadams/jasper.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mdadams/jasper.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "9aef6d91a82a8a6aecb575cbee57f74470603cc2"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver_0.9.12.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver_0.9.12.bb
index dfdf82458..7f622c279 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver_0.9.12.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver_0.9.12.bb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ FILES_libvncclient = "${libdir}/libvncclient.*"
 
 inherit cmake
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "1354f7f1bb6962dab209eddb9d6aac1f03408110"
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libyui/libyui-ncurses_2.52.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libyui/libyui-ncurses_2.52.0.bb
index 1a376a469..8fda4b5fb 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libyui/libyui-ncurses_2.52.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libyui/libyui-ncurses_2.52.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.lgpl-3;md5=e6a600fd5e1d9cbde2d983680233ad02 \
     file://COPYING.lgpl-2.1;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c \
 "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libyui/libyui-ncurses.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libyui/libyui-ncurses.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0003-Simplify-ncurses-finding-module.patch \
           "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libyui/libyui_3.6.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libyui/libyui_3.6.0.bb
index f3c112c3b..72a86955e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libyui/libyui_3.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libyui/libyui_3.6.0.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.gpl-3;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504 \
                     file://COPYING.lgpl-3;md5=e6a600fd5e1d9cbde2d983680233ad02 \
                    "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libyui/libyui-old.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libyui/libyui-old.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Fix-build-with-clang.patch \
            file://0001-Use-relative-install-paths-for-CMake.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/openjpeg/openjpeg_2.3.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/openjpeg/openjpeg_2.3.1.bb
index 42011efa9..2fdcec0ec 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/openjpeg/openjpeg_2.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/openjpeg/openjpeg_2.3.1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=c648878b4840d7babaade1303e7f108c"
 DEPENDS = "libpng tiff lcms zlib"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg.git \
+    git://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://0002-Do-not-ask-cmake-to-export-binaries-they-don-t-make-.patch \
     file://CVE-2020-6851.patch \
     file://CVE-2020-8112.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/qrencode/qrencode_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/qrencode/qrencode_git.bb
index 108c339bf..3ef4f5959 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/qrencode/qrencode_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/qrencode/qrencode_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
 PV = "4.0.1+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "7c83deb8f562ae6013fea4c3e65278df93f98fb7"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/renderdoc/renderdoc_1.7.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/renderdoc/renderdoc_1.7.bb
index 6ea632d06..b20e06a45 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/renderdoc/renderdoc_1.7.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/renderdoc/renderdoc_1.7.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=df7ea9e196efc7014c124747a0ef9772"
 
 SRCREV = "a56af589d94dc851809fd5344d0ae441da70c1f2"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/baldurk/${BPN}.git;protocol=http;branch=v1.x \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/baldurk/${BPN}.git;protocol=http;branch=v1.x;protocol=https \
            file://0001-renderdoc-use-xxd-instead-of-cross-compiling-shim-bi.patch \
            file://0001-Remove-glslang-pool_allocator-setAllocator.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/spir/spirv-shader-generator_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/spir/spirv-shader-generator_git.bb
index b787972da..bf0a5947b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/spir/spirv-shader-generator_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/spir/spirv-shader-generator_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SECTION = "graphics"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "ed16b3e69985feaf565efbecea70a1cc2fca2a58"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
         file://0001-Add-install-PHONY-target-in-Makefile.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/spir/spirv-tools_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/spir/spirv-tools_git.bb
index 4ec985661..ec68edf09 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/spir/spirv-tools_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/spir/spirv-tools_git.bb
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ SECTION = "graphics"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 DEST_DIR = "${S}/external" 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools.git;name=spirv-tools \
-        git://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Headers.git;name=spirv-headers;destsuffix=${DEST_DIR}/spirv-headers \
-        git://github.com/google/effcee.git;name=effcee;destsuffix=${DEST_DIR}/effcee \
-        git://github.com/google/re2.git;name=re2;destsuffix=${DEST_DIR}/re2 \
-        git://github.com/google/googletest.git;name=googletest;destsuffix=${DEST_DIR}/googletest \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools.git;name=spirv-tools;branch=master;protocol=https \
+        git://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Headers.git;name=spirv-headers;destsuffix=${DEST_DIR}/spirv-headers;branch=master;protocol=https \
+        git://github.com/google/effcee.git;name=effcee;destsuffix=${DEST_DIR}/effcee;branch=master;protocol=https \
+        git://github.com/google/re2.git;name=re2;destsuffix=${DEST_DIR}/re2;branch=master;protocol=https \
+        git://github.com/google/googletest.git;name=googletest;destsuffix=${DEST_DIR}/googletest;branch=master;protocol=https \
         file://0001-Respect-CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR-in-installed-CMake-file.patch \
         file://0001-Avoid-pessimizing-std-move-3124.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tesseract/tesseract-lang_4.0.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tesseract/tesseract-lang_4.0.0.bb
index 75c2bc00e..7484c054c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tesseract/tesseract-lang_4.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tesseract/tesseract-lang_4.0.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=9648bd7af63bd3cc4f5ac046d12c49e4"
 
 SRCREV = "590567f20dc044f6948a8e2c61afc714c360ad0e"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tessdata.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tessdata.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tesseract/tesseract_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tesseract/tesseract_git.bb
index 89d09a0f5..70c98372b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tesseract/tesseract_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tesseract/tesseract_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=7ea4f9a43aba9d3c849fe5c203a0ed40"
 BRANCH = "3.05"
 PV = "${BRANCH}.01+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "215866151e774972c9502282111b998d7a053562"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/${BPN}-ocr/${BPN}.git;branch=${BRANCH}"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/${BPN}-ocr/${BPN}.git;branch=${BRANCH};protocol=https"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 DEPENDS = "leptonica"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tigervnc/tigervnc_1.10.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tigervnc/tigervnc_1.10.1.bb
index f97c2b2d6..03b9d6488 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tigervnc/tigervnc_1.10.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/tigervnc/tigervnc_1.10.1.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ B = "${S}"
 
 SRCREV = "4739493b635372bd40a34640a719f79fa90e4dba"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc.git;branch=1.10-branch \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc.git;branch=1.10-branch;protocol=https \
            file://0002-do-not-build-tests-sub-directory.patch \
            file://0003-add-missing-dynamic-library-to-FLTK_LIBRARIES.patch \
            file://0004-tigervnc-add-fPIC-option-to-COMPILE_FLAGS.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-droid_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-droid_git.bb
index 8dba7ee6f..16ac65b1b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-droid_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-droid_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SRCREV = "21e6e2de1f0062f949fcc52d0b4559dfa3246e0e"
 PV = "0.1+gitr${SRCPV}"
 PR = "r3"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base.git;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git/data/fonts"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-lohit_2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-lohit_2.bb
index 0af0e91d6..7dde4cc66 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-lohit_2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-lohit_2.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LICENSE = "OFL-1.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://OFL.txt;md5=7dfa0a236dc535ad2d2548e6170c4402"
 
 SRCREV = "d678f1b1807ea5602586279e90b5db6d62ed475e"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pravins/lohit.git;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pravins/lohit.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 DEPENDS = "fontforge-native"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-noto-emoji_20190815.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-noto-emoji_20190815.bb
index e74f7a7f6..1a2f6cb4d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-noto-emoji_20190815.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/ttf-fonts/ttf-noto-emoji_20190815.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/googlefonts/noto-emoji"
 LICENSE = "OFL-1.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://fonts/LICENSE;md5=55719faa0112708e946b820b24b14097"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/googlefonts/noto-emoji;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/googlefonts/noto-emoji;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "833a43d03246a9325e748a2d783006454d76ff66"
 
 PACKAGES = "${PN}-color ${PN}-regular"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/unclutter-xfixes/unclutter-xfixes_1.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/unclutter-xfixes/unclutter-xfixes_1.5.bb
index 7e22038f2..427882d32 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/unclutter-xfixes/unclutter-xfixes_1.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/unclutter-xfixes/unclutter-xfixes_1.5.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AUTHOR = "Ingo Bürk"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=b25d2c4cca175f44120d1b8e67cb358d"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Airblader/unclutter-xfixes.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Airblader/unclutter-xfixes.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-build-use-autotools.patch"
 SRCREV = "10fd337bb77e4e93c3380f630a0555372778a948"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/vdpau/libvdpau_1.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/vdpau/libvdpau_1.3.bb
index 240949f55..dd8f41aa5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/vdpau/libvdpau_1.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/vdpau/libvdpau_1.3.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=83af8811a28727a13f04132cc33b7f58"
 DEPENDS = "virtual/libx11 libxext xorgproto"
 
 SRCREV = "f57a9904c43ef5d726320c77baa91d0c38361ed4"
-SRC_URI = "git://anongit.freedesktop.org/vdpau/libvdpau"
+SRC_URI = "git://anongit.freedesktop.org/vdpau/libvdpau;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/x11vnc/x11vnc_0.9.16.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/x11vnc/x11vnc_0.9.16.bb
index e3a1914fe..fe725879d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/x11vnc/x11vnc_0.9.16.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/x11vnc/x11vnc_0.9.16.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263 \
                     file://src/x11vnc.h;endline=31;md5=e871a2ad004776794b616822dcab6314"
 
 SRCREV = "4ca006fed80410bd9b061a1519bd5d9366bb0bc8"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/LibVNC/x11vnc \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/LibVNC/x11vnc;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://starting-fix.patch \
            file://0001-misc-Makefile.am-don-t-install-Xdummy-when-configure.patch \
            file://0001-Fix-build-on-32bit-arches-with-64bit-time_t.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-video-armsoc_1.4.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-video-armsoc_1.4.1.bb
index b436ef1e4..3d60ed131 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-video-armsoc_1.4.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-video-armsoc_1.4.1.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=10ce5de3b111315ea652a5f74ec0c602"
 DEPENDS += "virtual/libx11 libdrm xorgproto"
 
 SRCREV = "8bbdb2ae3bb8ef649999a8da33ddbe11a04763b8"
-SRC_URI = "git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-armsoc"
+SRC_URI = "git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-armsoc;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/yad/yad_6.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/yad/yad_6.0.bb
index 3760a37d3..92a5c284b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/yad/yad_6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/yad/yad_6.0.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AUTHOR = "Victor Ananjevsky"
 LICENSE = "GPLv3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/v1cont/yad.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/v1cont/yad.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "a5b1a7a3867bc7dffbbc539f586f301687b6ec02"
 
 inherit autotools gsettings features_check
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/agent-proxy/agent-proxy_1.97.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/agent-proxy/agent-proxy_1.97.bb
index 2eb19206d..57232f8d5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/agent-proxy/agent-proxy_1.97.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/agent-proxy/agent-proxy_1.97.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EXTRA_OEMAKE = "'CC=${CC}'"
 
 SRCREV = "468fe4c31e6c62c9bbb328b06ba71eaf7be0b76a"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kgdb/agent-proxy.git;protocol=git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kgdb/agent-proxy.git;protocol=git;branch=master \
            file://0001-Makefile-Add-LDFLAGS-variable.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/broadcom-bt-firmware/broadcom-bt-firmware_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/broadcom-bt-firmware/broadcom-bt-firmware_git.bb
index 8c474ecdc..b6fbccfbf 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/broadcom-bt-firmware/broadcom-bt-firmware_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/broadcom-bt-firmware/broadcom-bt-firmware_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LICENSE = "Firmware-Broadcom-WIDCOMM"
 NO_GENERIC_LICENSE[Firmware-Broadcom-WIDCOMM] = "LICENSE.broadcom_bcm20702"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.broadcom_bcm20702;md5=c0d5ea0502b00df74173d0f8a48b619d"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/winterheart/broadcom-bt-firmware.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/winterheart/broadcom-bt-firmware.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "c0bd928b8ae5754b6077c99afe6ef5c949a58f32"
 PE = "1"
 PV = "0.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/crash/crash_7.2.8.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/crash/crash_7.2.8.bb
index 834c92cc4..5dd2c0aa0 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/crash/crash_7.2.8.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/crash/crash_7.2.8.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING3;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504"
 DEPENDS = "zlib readline coreutils-native ncurses-native"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/crash-utility/${BPN}.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/crash-utility/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            ${GNU_MIRROR}/gdb/gdb-7.6.tar.gz;name=gdb;subdir=git \
            file://7001force_define_architecture.patch \
            file://7003cross_ranlib.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/kpatch/kpatch.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/kpatch/kpatch.inc
index 1f70f7205..685be7d40 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/kpatch/kpatch.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/kpatch/kpatch.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = "kpatch is a Linux dynamic kernel patching infrastructure which al
 LICENSE = "GPLv2 & LGPLv2"
 DEPENDS = "elfutils bash"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/dynup/kpatch.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/dynup/kpatch.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
         file://0001-kpatch-build-add-cross-compilation-support.patch \
         file://0002-kpatch-build-allow-overriding-of-distro-name.patch \
         "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/minicoredumper/minicoredumper_2.0.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/minicoredumper/minicoredumper_2.0.1.bb
index d381c83ae..8188ae599 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/minicoredumper/minicoredumper_2.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/minicoredumper/minicoredumper_2.0.1.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SRCREV = "16a0d44f1725eaa93096eaa0e086f42ef4c2712c"
 
 PR .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/diamon/minicoredumper;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/diamon/minicoredumper;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://minicoredumper.service \
            file://minicoredumper.init \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/pm-graph/pm-graph_5.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/pm-graph/pm-graph_5.5.bb
index a1378866a..78d9c36c9 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/pm-graph/pm-graph_5.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/pm-graph/pm-graph_5.5.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LICENSE  = "GPL-2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=12f884d2ae1ff87c09e5b7ccc2c4ca7e"
 
 SRCREV = "cf59527dc24fdd2f314ae4dcaeb3d68a117988f6"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/intel/pm-graph.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/intel/pm-graph.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Makefile-fix-multilib-build-failure.patch \
            file://0001-sleepgraph.py-use-python3.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/jack/a2jmidid_9.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/jack/a2jmidid_9.bb
index 5fffe77c2..e33a3f257 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/jack/a2jmidid_9.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/jack/a2jmidid_9.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEPENDS_append_libc-musl = " libexecinfo"
 
 SRCREV = "de37569c926c5886768f892c019e3f0468615038"
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/linuxaudio/a2jmidid;protocol=https \
+    git://github.com/linuxaudio/a2jmidid;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://riscv_ucontext.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/jack/jack_1.19.14.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/jack/jack_1.19.14.bb
index e954341ff..dbf4c1ae7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/jack/jack_1.19.14.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/jack/jack_1.19.14.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = " \
 
 DEPENDS = "libsamplerate0 libsndfile1 readline"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jackaudio/jack2.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jackaudio/jack2.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-example-clients-Use-c-compiler-for-jack_simdtests.patch \
           "
 SRCREV = "b54a09bf7ef760d81fdb8544ad10e45575394624"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/libass/libass_0.14.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/libass/libass_0.14.0.bb
index 3454a5c27..f6c64212f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/libass/libass_0.14.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/libass/libass_0.14.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=a42532a0684420bdb15556c3cdd49a75"
 
 DEPENDS = "enca fontconfig freetype libpng fribidi"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libass/libass.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libass/libass.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "73284b676b12b47e17af2ef1b430527299e10c17"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/mplayer/mpv_0.32.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/mplayer/mpv_0.32.0.bb
index 70a39c7b6..13979ae9b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/mplayer/mpv_0.32.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/mplayer/mpv_0.32.0.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial"
 
 SRCREV_mpv = "70b991749df389bcc0a4e145b5687233a03b4ed7"
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/mpv-player/mpv;name=mpv \
+    git://github.com/mpv-player/mpv;name=mpv;branch=master;protocol=https \
     https://waf.io/waf-2.0.20;name=waf;subdir=git \
 "
 SRC_URI[waf.sha256sum] = "bf971e98edc2414968a262c6aa6b88541a26c3cd248689c89f4c57370955ee7f"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/pipewire/pipewire-0.2_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/pipewire/pipewire-0.2_git.bb
index bcb3015f8..f6cefd810 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/pipewire/pipewire-0.2_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/pipewire/pipewire-0.2_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEPENDS = "alsa-lib dbus udev"
 SRCREV = "14c11c0fe4d366bad4cfecdee97b6652ff9ed63d"
 PV = "0.2.7"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/PipeWire/pipewire"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/PipeWire/pipewire;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/pipewire/pipewire_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/pipewire/pipewire_git.bb
index 1a415c13c..c55432d3b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/pipewire/pipewire_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/pipewire/pipewire_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEPENDS = "alsa-lib dbus udev"
 SRCREV = "74a1632f0720886d5b3b6c23ee8fcd6c03ca7aac"
 PV = "0.3.1"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/PipeWire/pipewire"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/PipeWire/pipewire;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/v4l2apps/yavta_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/v4l2apps/yavta_git.bb
index a192d1a3b..98542ffe6 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/v4l2apps/yavta_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/v4l2apps/yavta_git.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SUMMARY = "Yet Another V4L2 Test Application"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.GPL;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.ideasonboard.org/yavta.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.ideasonboard.org/yavta.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-Add-stdout-mode-to-allow-streaming-over-the-network-.patch"
 SRCREV = "7e9f28bedc1ed3205fb5164f686aea96f27a0de2"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/webm/libvpx_1.8.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/webm/libvpx_1.8.2.bb
index 4a98ec17d..d607bbebe 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/webm/libvpx_1.8.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/webm/libvpx_1.8.2.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=d5b04755015be901744a78cc30d390d4"
 
 SRCREV = "7ec7a33a081aeeb53fed1a8d87e4cbd189152527"
-SRC_URI += "git://chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libvpx;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI += "git://chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libvpx;protocol=https;branch=master \
             file://libvpx-configure-support-blank-prefix.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-security/softhsm/softhsm_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-security/softhsm/softhsm_git.bb
index 3236cb9a6..4ceda3d4b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-security/softhsm/softhsm_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-security/softhsm/softhsm_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=ef3f77a3507c3d91e75b9f2bdaee4210"
 DEPENDS = "openssl"
 PV = "2.5.0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opendnssec/SoftHSMv2.git;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opendnssec/SoftHSMv2.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "369df0383d101bc8952692c2a368ac8bc887d1b4"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ace-cloud-editor/ace-cloud-editor_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ace-cloud-editor/ace-cloud-editor_git.bb
index 4ea6c8a29..8df94d91e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ace-cloud-editor/ace-cloud-editor_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ace-cloud-editor/ace-cloud-editor_git.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SUMMARY = "Ace is a code editor written in JavaScript. This repository has only
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=794d11c5219c59c9efa2487c2b4066b2"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ajaxorg/ace-builds.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ajaxorg/ace-builds.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 PV = "02.07.17+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "812e2c56aed246931a667f16c28b096e34597016"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/avro/avro-c_1.9.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/avro/avro-c_1.9.2.bb
index 0642179fb..e85f341f1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/avro/avro-c_1.9.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/avro/avro-c_1.9.2.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS = "jansson zlib xz"
 
 BRANCH = "branch-1.9"
 SRCREV = "bf20128ca6138a830b2ea13e0490f3df6b035639"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/apache/avro;branch=${BRANCH} \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/apache/avro;branch=${BRANCH};protocol=https \
            file://0001-cmake-Use-GNUInstallDirs-instead-of-hard-coded-paths.patch;patchdir=../../ \
           "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/bdwgc/bdwgc_8.0.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/bdwgc/bdwgc_8.0.4.bb
index 407de2138..d7d0b9c15 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/bdwgc/bdwgc_8.0.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/bdwgc/bdwgc_8.0.4.bb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://README.QUICK;md5=81b447d779e278628c843aef92f088fa"
 DEPENDS = "libatomic-ops"
 
 SRCREV = "d3dede3ce4462cd82a15f161af797ca51654546a"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc.git;branch=release-8_0"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc.git;branch=release-8_0;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.16.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.16.1.bb
index 36bb9be17..2388047e5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.16.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.16.1.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=fb997454c8d62aa6a47f07a8cd48b006"
 PV = "1.16.0+gitr${SRCPV}"
 
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://github.com/c-ares/c-ares.git \
+    git://github.com/c-ares/c-ares.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://cmake-install-libcares.pc.patch \
     file://0001-fix-configure-error-mv-libcares.pc.cmakein-to-libcar.patch \
     file://ares_expand_name-should-escape-more-characters.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ceres-solver/ceres-solver_1.14.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ceres-solver/ceres-solver_1.14.0.bb
index 105610be5..e0e50366d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ceres-solver/ceres-solver_1.14.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ceres-solver/ceres-solver_1.14.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=35e00f0c4c96a0820a03e0b31e6416be"
 
 DEPENDS = "libeigen glog"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ceres-solver/ceres-solver.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ceres-solver/ceres-solver.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "facb199f3eda902360f9e1d5271372b7e54febe1"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/cli11/cli11_1.8.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/cli11/cli11_1.8.0.bb
index dd129cbec..9e1c2d621 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/cli11/cli11_1.8.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/cli11/cli11_1.8.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=b73927b18d5c6cd8d2ed28a6ad539733"
 SRCREV = "13becaddb657eacd090537719a669d66d393b8b2"
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI += "gitsm://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11 \
+SRC_URI += "gitsm://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11;branch=master;protocol=https \
             file://0001-Add-CLANG_TIDY-check.patch \
             file://0001-Use-GNUInstallDirs-instead-of-hard-coded-path.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/cmark/cmark_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/cmark/cmark_git.bb
index f74a39b50..4f07beb31 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/cmark/cmark_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/cmark/cmark_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/commonmark/cmark"
 LICENSE = "BSD-2-Clause & MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=81f9cae6293cc0345a9144b78152ab62"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/commonmark/cmark.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/commonmark/cmark.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "8daa6b1495124f0b67e6034130e12d7be83e38bd"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/daemonize/daemonize_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/daemonize/daemonize_git.bb
index c76632781..f46dec59f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/daemonize/daemonize_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/daemonize/daemonize_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PV = "1.7.8"
 inherit autotools
 
 SRCREV = "18869a797dab12bf1c917ba3b4782fef484c407c"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/bmc/daemonize.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/bmc/daemonize.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/digitemp/digitemp_3.7.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/digitemp/digitemp_3.7.2.bb
index 9fcc278d3..cac2b4fd6 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/digitemp/digitemp_3.7.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/digitemp/digitemp_3.7.2.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libusb1"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=44fee82a1d2ed0676cf35478283e0aa0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/bcl/digitemp"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/bcl/digitemp;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 SRCREV = "a162e63aad35358aab325388f3d5e88121606419"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/dstat/dstat_0.7.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/dstat/dstat_0.7.4.bb
index 0e314b8ee..18c3cdf82 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/dstat/dstat_0.7.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/dstat/dstat_0.7.4.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 
 DEPENDS += "asciidoc-native xmlto-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/dagwieers/dstat.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/dagwieers/dstat.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-change-dstat-to-python3.patch \
           "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/epeg/epeg_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/epeg/epeg_git.bb
index 8ca574014..bdffe4ba7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/epeg/epeg_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/epeg/epeg_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=e7732a9290ea1e4b034fdc15cf49968d \
                     file://COPYING-PLAIN;md5=f59cacc08235a546b0c34a5422133035"
 DEPENDS = "jpeg libexif"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mattes/epeg.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mattes/epeg.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "9a175cd67eaa61fe45413d8da82da72936567047"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/fmt/fmt_6.2.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/fmt/fmt_6.2.0.bb
index 05dc94a99..1a05f0d54 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/fmt/fmt_6.2.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/fmt/fmt_6.2.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://fmt.dev"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.rst;md5=af88d758f75f3c5c48a967501f24384b"
 
-SRC_URI += "git://github.com/fmtlib/fmt"
+SRC_URI += "git://github.com/fmtlib/fmt;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "9bdd1596cef1b57b9556f8bef32dc4a32322ef3e"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/freerdp/freerdp_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/freerdp/freerdp_git.bb
index 82ef561fb..309acfbff 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/freerdp/freerdp_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/freerdp/freerdp_git.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PKGV = "${GITPKGVTAG}"
 
 # 2.0.0 release
 SRCREV = "5ab2bed8749747b8e4b2ed431fd102bc726be684"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://winpr-makecert-Build-with-install-RPATH.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/function2/function2_4.0.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/function2/function2_4.0.0.bb
index 556a25aa1..07aa66937 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/function2/function2_4.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/function2/function2_4.0.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=e4224ccaecb14d942c71d31bef20d78c"
 SRCREV = "d2acdb6c3c7612a6133cd03464ef941161258f4e"
 PV .= "+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI += "gitsm://github.com/Naios/function2"
+SRC_URI += "gitsm://github.com/Naios/function2;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gd/gd_2.3.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gd/gd_2.3.0.bb
index eec8a05ae..8adb7db4d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gd/gd_2.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gd/gd_2.3.0.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=8e5bc8627b9494741c905d65238c66b7"
 
 DEPENDS = "freetype libpng jpeg zlib tiff"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libgd/libgd.git;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libgd/libgd.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
           "
 
 SRCREV = "b079fa06223c3ab862c8f0eea58a968727971988"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gflags/gflags_2.2.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gflags/gflags_2.2.2.bb
index 6eea0c00e..4379c2d9e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gflags/gflags_2.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gflags/gflags_2.2.2.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/gflags/gflags"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.txt;md5=c80d1a3b623f72bb85a4c75b556551df"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gflags/gflags.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gflags/gflags.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "e171aa2d15ed9eb17054558e0b3a6a413bb01067"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/glog/glog_0.3.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/glog/glog_0.3.5.bb
index 56bf51554..55ca838cd 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/glog/glog_0.3.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/glog/glog_0.3.5.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=dc9db360e0bbd4e46672f3fd91dd6c4b"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/google/glog.git;nobranch=1 \
+    git://github.com/google/glog.git;nobranch=1;protocol=https \
     file://0001-Rework-CMake-glog-VERSION-management.patch \
     file://0002-Find-Libunwind-during-configure.patch \
     file://0003-installation-path-fix.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gnulib/gnulib_2018-03-07.03.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gnulib/gnulib_2018-03-07.03.bb
index 146747eee..ac46b5676 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gnulib/gnulib_2018-03-07.03.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gnulib/gnulib_2018-03-07.03.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LICENSE = "LGPLv2+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=56a22a6e5bcce45e2c8ac184f81412b5"
 SRCREV = "0d6e3307bbdb8df4d56043d5f373eeeffe4cbef3"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.sv.gnu.org/gnulib.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.sv.gnu.org/gnulib.git;branch=master \
 "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gperftools/gperftools_2.7.90.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gperftools/gperftools_2.7.90.bb
index b7b783931..1a1f7db5c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gperftools/gperftools_2.7.90.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gperftools/gperftools_2.7.90.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=762732742c73dc6c7fbe8632f06c059a"
 
 SRCREV = "db7aa547abb5abdd558587a15502584cbc825438"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gperftools/gperftools \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gperftools/gperftools;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Support-Atomic-ops-on-clang.patch \
            file://0001-fix-build-with-musl-libc.patch \
            file://0001-disbale-heap-checkers-and-debug-allocator-on-musl.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gpm/gpm_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gpm/gpm_git.bb
index 3800d147f..6bf071d89 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/gpm/gpm_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/gpm/gpm_git.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SRCREV = "1fd19417b8a4dd9945347e98dfa97e4cfd798d77"
 
 DEPENDS = "ncurses bison-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/telmich/gpm;protocol=git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/telmich/gpm;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://init \
            file://gpm.service.in \
            file://0001-Use-sigemptyset-API-instead-of-__sigemptyset.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/hidapi/hidapi_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/hidapi/hidapi_git.bb
index a34797ff5..1cc3acac2 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/hidapi/hidapi_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/hidapi/hidapi_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libusb udev"
 PV = "0.7.99+0.8.0-rc1+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "d17db57b9d4354752e0af42f5f33007a42ef2906"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/signal11/hidapi.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/signal11/hidapi.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/hunspell/hunspell-dictionaries.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/hunspell/hunspell-dictionaries.bb
index 3da67d1e3..2e902ca4c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/hunspell/hunspell-dictionaries.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/hunspell/hunspell-dictionaries.bb
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} = "hunspell"
 
 PV = "0.0.0+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "820a65e539e34a3a8c2a855d2450b84745c624ee"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wooorm/dictionaries.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/wooorm/dictionaries.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/hunspell/hunspell_1.7.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/hunspell/hunspell_1.7.0.bb
index c2fb4fa05..63d68ea06 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/hunspell/hunspell_1.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/hunspell/hunspell_1.7.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = " \
 "
 
 SRCREV = "4ddd8ed5ca6484b930b111aec50c2750a6119a0f"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/${BPN}/${BPN}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/${BPN}/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/hwdata/hwdata_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/hwdata/hwdata_git.bb
index 5f3e3f686..1d0c64000 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/hwdata/hwdata_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/hwdata/hwdata_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=1556547711e8246992b999edd9445a57"
 
 PV = "0.333"
 SRCREV = "2de52be0d00015fa6cde70bb845fa9b86cf6f420"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/vcrhonek/${BPN}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/vcrhonek/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/iksemel/iksemel_1.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/iksemel/iksemel_1.5.bb
index 986984d1f..ac23630d0 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/iksemel/iksemel_1.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/iksemel/iksemel_1.5.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d8045f3b8f929c1cb29a1e3fd737b499"
 SRCREV = "978b733462e41efd5db72bc9974cb3b0d1d5f6fa"
 PV = "1.5+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/meduketto/iksemel.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/meduketto/iksemel.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://fix-configure-option-parsing.patch \
            file://avoid-obsolete-gnutls-apis.patch"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/imagemagick/imagemagick_7.0.9.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/imagemagick/imagemagick_7.0.9.bb
index 3f7d06e26..26a5d4a4d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/imagemagick/imagemagick_7.0.9.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/imagemagick/imagemagick_7.0.9.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPENDS = "lcms bzip2 jpeg libpng tiff zlib fftw freetype libtool"
 
 BASE_PV := "${PV}"
 PV .= "_13"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick.git "
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "15b935d64f613b5a0fc9d3fead5c6ec1b0e3908f"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/inih/libinih_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/inih/libinih_git.bb
index 227e2a7b7..4c3c8f0fa 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/inih/libinih_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/inih/libinih_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PR = "r3"
 
 # The github repository provides a cmake and pkg-config integration
 SRCREV = "c858aff8c31fa63ef4d1e0176c10e5928cde9a23"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OSSystems/inih.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OSSystems/inih.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
           "
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/iniparser/iniparser_4.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/iniparser/iniparser_4.1.bb
index f4b553a57..f3593fb5f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/iniparser/iniparser_4.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/iniparser/iniparser_4.1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=e02baf71c76e0650e667d7da133379ac"
 
 DEPENDS = "doxygen-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://Add-CMake-support.patch"
 
 # tag 4.1
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_git.bb
index f42abeb2b..1d84bfd49 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=ac6c26e52aea428ee7f56dc2c56424c6"
 SRCREV = "cfa93aa19f81d85b63cd64da30c7499890d4c07d"
 PV = "3.20.2.2"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rvoicilas/${BPN} \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rvoicilas/${BPN};branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Makefile.am-add-build-rule-for-README.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libatasmart/libatasmart_0.19.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libatasmart/libatasmart_0.19.bb
index 4cfb73293..d084a3b9b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libatasmart/libatasmart_0.19.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libatasmart/libatasmart_0.19.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LGPL;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
 DEPENDS = "udev"
 
 SRCREV = "de6258940960443038b4c1651dfda3620075e870"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.0pointer.de/libatasmart.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.0pointer.de/libatasmart.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-Makefile.am-add-CFLAGS-and-LDFLAGS-definiton.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libbytesize/libbytesize_2.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libbytesize/libbytesize_2.2.bb
index a954499c6..527de93e4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libbytesize/libbytesize_2.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libbytesize/libbytesize_2.2.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 B = "${S}"
 
 SRCREV = "e64e752a28a4a41b0a43cba3bedf9571c22af807"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/libbytesize;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/libbytesize;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 inherit gettext autotools python3native
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libcereal/libcereal_1.3.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libcereal/libcereal_1.3.0.bb
index 6fc5881c5..ac6aedfd5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libcereal/libcereal_1.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libcereal/libcereal_1.3.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=e612690af2f575dfd02e2e91443cea23"
 
 SRCREV = "02eace19a99ce3cd564ca4e379753d69af08c2c8"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/USCiLab/cereal.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/USCiLab/cereal.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libcyusbserial/libcyusbserial_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libcyusbserial/libcyusbserial_git.bb
index 74b5e21e2..c6878577e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libcyusbserial/libcyusbserial_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libcyusbserial/libcyusbserial_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libusb udev"
 PV = "1.0.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "655e2d544183d094f0e2d119c7e0c6206a0ddb3f"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cyrozap/${BPN}.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cyrozap/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libfann/libfann_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libfann/libfann_git.bb
index eae24461d..5ab484d8a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libfann/libfann_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libfann/libfann_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=f14599a2f089f6ff8c97e2baa4e3d575"
 inherit cmake
 
 SRCREV ?= "7ec1fc7e5bd734f1d3c89b095e630e83c86b9be1"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libfann/fann.git;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libfann/fann.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
           "
 
 PV = "2.2.0+git${SRCPV}"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgit2/libgit2_0.28.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgit2/libgit2_0.28.4.bb
index 9b9c19104..c971491b1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgit2/libgit2_0.28.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgit2/libgit2_0.28.4.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=3f2cd5d3cccd71d62066ba619614592b"
 
 DEPENDS = "curl openssl zlib libssh2 libgcrypt"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libgit2/libgit2.git;branch=maint/v0.28"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libgit2/libgit2.git;branch=maint/v0.28;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "106a5f27586504ea371528191f0ea3aac2ad432b"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgusb/libgusb_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgusb/libgusb_git.bb
index e3c0bdd15..a26c23465 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgusb/libgusb_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libgusb/libgusb_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 libusb"
 
 inherit meson gobject-introspection gtk-doc gettext vala
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/hughsie/libgusb.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/hughsie/libgusb.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "636efc0624aa2a88174220fcabc9764c13d7febf"
 PV = "0.3.0+git${SRCPV}"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libharu/libharu_2.3.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libharu/libharu_2.3.0.bb
index 2d1a37c42..86b5ba540 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libharu/libharu_2.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libharu/libharu_2.3.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = "libHaru is a library for generating PDF files. \
 LICENSE = "Zlib"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://README;md5=3ee6bc1f64d9cc7907f44840c8e50cb1"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libharu/libharu.git;branch=2_3 \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libharu/libharu.git;branch=2_3;protocol=https \
            file://libharu-RELEASE_2_3_0_cmake.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libiio/libiio_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libiio/libiio_git.bb
index f83d9c922..0892a3693 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libiio/libiio_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libiio/libiio_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.txt;md5=7c13b3376cea0ce68d2d2da0a1b3a72c"
 SRCREV = "5f5af2e417129ad8f4e05fc5c1b730f0694dca12"
 PV = "0.19+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/analogdevicesinc/libiio.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/analogdevicesinc/libiio.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "v(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmimetic/libmimetic_0.9.8.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmimetic/libmimetic_0.9.8.bb
index 590c4ebc2..fc0b1ee49 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmimetic/libmimetic_0.9.8.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmimetic/libmimetic_0.9.8.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=b49da7df0ca479ef01ff7f2d799eabee"
 
 SRCREV = "50486af99b4f9b35522d7b3de40b6ce107505279"
-SRC_URI += "git://github.com/LadislavSopko/mimetic/ \
+SRC_URI += "git://github.com/LadislavSopko/mimetic/;branch=master;protocol=https \
             file://0001-libmimetic-Removing-test-directory-from-the-Makefile.patch \
             file://0001-mimetic-Check-for-MMAP_FAILED-return-from-mmap.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmxml/libmxml_3.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmxml/libmxml_3.1.bb
index 4e77d6cc0..fd3369d8d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmxml/libmxml_3.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmxml/libmxml_3.1.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=86d3f3a95c324c9479bd8986968f4327"
 HOMEPAGE = "https://www.msweet.org/mxml/"
 BUGTRACKER = "https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "e483e5fd8a33386fd46967681521bdd2da2b548f"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libp11/libp11_0.4.10.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libp11/libp11_0.4.10.bb
index 7fe0640d9..142002a26 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libp11/libp11_0.4.10.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libp11/libp11_0.4.10.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LICENSE = "LGPLv2+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=fad9b3332be894bab9bc501572864b29"
 DEPENDS = "libtool openssl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OpenSC/libp11.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OpenSC/libp11.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "973d31f3f58d5549ddd8b1f822ce8f72186f9d68"
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "libp11-(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/librsync/librsync_2.3.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/librsync/librsync_2.3.1.bb
index 004c93d0f..fddece8d1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/librsync/librsync_2.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/librsync/librsync_2.3.1.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AUTHOR = "Martin Pool, Andrew Tridgell, Donovan Baarda, Adam Schubert"
 LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d8045f3b8f929c1cb29a1e3fd737b499"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/librsync/librsync.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/librsync/librsync.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "27f738650c20fef1285f11d85a34e5094a71c06f"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libsoc/libsoc_0.8.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libsoc/libsoc_0.8.2.bb
index 8b773aefa..f6fc0e36b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libsoc/libsoc_0.8.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libsoc/libsoc_0.8.2.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENCE;md5=e0bfebea12a718922225ba987b2126a5"
 inherit autotools pkgconfig python3-dir
 
 SRCREV = "fd1ad6e7823fa76d8db0d3c5884faffa8ffddafb"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jackmitch/libsoc.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jackmitch/libsoc.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libteam/libteam_1.30.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libteam/libteam_1.30.bb
index 9cd02b0c0..d04660ca1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libteam/libteam_1.30.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libteam/libteam_1.30.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c"
 
 DEPENDS = "libnl libdaemon jansson"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jpirko/libteam \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jpirko/libteam;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-include-sys-select.h-for-fd_set-definition.patch \
            file://0002-teamd-Re-adjust-include-header-order.patch \
            file://0001-team_basic_test.py-disable-RedHat-specific-test.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libtinyxml2/libtinyxml2_8.0.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libtinyxml2/libtinyxml2_8.0.0.bb
index a2491cf9e..2a33284b8 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libtinyxml2/libtinyxml2_8.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libtinyxml2/libtinyxml2_8.0.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "Zlib"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=135624eef03e1f1101b9ba9ac9b5fffd"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 SRCREV = "bf15233ad88390461f6ab0dbcf046cce643c5fcb"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libusbg/libusbg_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libusbg/libusbg_git.bb
index 97d60a6a8..6edac56fe 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libusbg/libusbg_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libusbg/libusbg_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ inherit autotools
 
 PV = "0.1.0"
 SRCREV = "a826d136e0e8fa53815f1ba05893e6dd74208c15"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libusbg/libusbg.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/libusbg/libusbg.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Fix-out-of-tree-builds.patch \
           "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libusbgx/libusbgx_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libusbgx/libusbgx_git.bb
index d73ca6106..b88941d6e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libusbgx/libusbgx_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libusbgx/libusbgx_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PV = "0.2.0+git${SRCPV}"
 SRCREV = "45c14ef4d5d7ced0fbf984208de44ced6d5ed898"
 SRCBRANCH = "master"
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/libusbgx/libusbgx.git;branch=${SRCBRANCH} \
+    git://github.com/libusbgx/libusbgx.git;branch=${SRCBRANCH};protocol=https \
     file://gadget-start \
     file://usbgx.initd \
     file://usbgx.service \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libutempter/libutempter.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libutempter/libutempter.bb
index b8a700b7b..d259f166d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libutempter/libutempter.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libutempter/libutempter.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1"
 SRCREV = "3ef74fff310f09e2601e241b9f042cd39d591018"
 PV = "1.1.6-alt2+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/libutempter.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/libutempter.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-Fix-macro-error.patch \
            file://0002-Proper-macro-path-generation.patch \
            file://libutempter-remove-glibc-assumption.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/lio-utils/lio-utils_4.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/lio-utils/lio-utils_4.1.bb
index 0fb4a6e51..aab81461a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/lio-utils/lio-utils_4.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/lio-utils/lio-utils_4.1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://debian/copyright;md5=c3ea231a32635cbb5debedf3e88aa3df
 
 PV = "4.1+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Datera/lio-utils.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Datera/lio-utils.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Makefiles-Respect-environment-variables-and-add-LDFL.patch \
            "
 SRCREV = "0ac9091c1ff7a52d5435a4f4449e82637142e06e"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/lvm2/lvm2.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-support/lvm2/lvm2.inc
index 2fe97d571..d0fb33d11 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/lvm2/lvm2.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/lvm2/lvm2.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=12713b4d9386533feeb07d6e4831765a \
 
 DEPENDS += "libaio"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://sourceware.org/git/lvm2.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://sourceware.org/git/lvm2.git;branch=master \
            file://lvm.conf \
            file://0001-implement-libc-specific-reopen_stream.patch \
            file://0002-Guard-use-of-mallinfo-with-__GLIBC__.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mce-inject_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mce-inject_git.bb
index cc33cbaf2..8241bd234 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mce-inject_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mce-inject_git.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ software level into a running Linux kernel. This is intended for \
 validation of the kernel machine check handler."
 SECTION = "System Environment/Base"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/cpu/mce/mce-inject.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/cpu/mce/mce-inject.git;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "4cbe46321b4a81365ff3aafafe63967264dbfec5"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mce-test_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mce-test_git.bb
index 35fb94470..f24551521 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mce-test_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mce-test_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ containment and recovery, ACPI/APEI support etc."
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/cpu/mce/mce-test.git;protocol=git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/cpu/mce/mce-test.git;protocol=git;branch=master \
            file://makefile-remove-ldflags.patch \
            file://0001-gcov_merge.py-scov_merge.py-switch-to-python3.patch \
           "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mcelog_168.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mcelog_168.bb
index e2ef6ea58..c46413217 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mcelog_168.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/mcelog/mcelog_168.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ and should run on all Linux systems that need error handling."
 HOMEPAGE = "http://mcelog.org/"
 SECTION = "System Environment/Base"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/cpu/mce/mcelog.git;protocol=http; \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/cpu/mce/mcelog.git;protocol=http;branch=master \
     file://run-ptest \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/multipath-tools/multipath-tools_0.8.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/multipath-tools/multipath-tools_0.8.4.bb
index 8b0c89338..3cff3b90e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/multipath-tools/multipath-tools_0.8.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/multipath-tools/multipath-tools_0.8.4.bb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libdevmapper \
 
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.opensvc.com/multipath-tools/.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.opensvc.com/multipath-tools/.git;protocol=http;branch=master \
            file://multipathd.oe \
            file://multipath.conf.example \
            file://0021-RH-fixup-udev-rules-for-redhat.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ne10/ne10_1.2.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ne10/ne10_1.2.1.bb
index f37ccde1c..6cb53212a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ne10/ne10_1.2.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ne10/ne10_1.2.1.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=e7fe20c9be97be5579e3ab5d92d3a218"
 SECTION = "libs"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/projectNe10/Ne10.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/projectNe10/Ne10.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-CMakeLists.txt-Remove-mthumb-interwork.patch \
            file://0001-Dont-specify-march-explicitly.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/numactl/numactl_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/numactl/numactl_git.bb
index 20b7fed86..af082237c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/numactl/numactl_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/numactl/numactl_git.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://README.md;beginline=19;endline=32;md5=f8ff2391624f28e
 SRCREV = "5d9f16722e3df49dc618a9f361bd482559695db7"
 PV = "2.0.13+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/numactl/numactl \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/numactl/numactl;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://Fix-the-test-output-format.patch \
     file://Makefile \
     file://run-ptest \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb
index 34a81d21f..3cf0aa829 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE_modules/freebsd/vmxnet = "GPL-2.0"
 LICENSE_modules/linux = "GPL-2.0"
 LICENSE_modules/solaris = "CDDL-1.0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     file://tools.conf \
     file://vmtoolsd.service \
     file://vmtoolsd.init \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencl/clinfo_2.2.18.04.06.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencl/clinfo_2.2.18.04.06.bb
index 9fd88ced9..831b15a45 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencl/clinfo_2.2.18.04.06.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencl/clinfo_2.2.18.04.06.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo"
 LICENSE = "CC0-1.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=fd8857f774dfb0eefe1e80c8f9240a7e"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "59d0daf898e48d76ccbb788acbba258fa0a8ba7c"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencv/ade_0.1.1f.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencv/ade_0.1.1f.bb
index 386180215..7e9bbc31c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencv/ade_0.1.1f.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencv/ade_0.1.1f.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ and processing framework. ADE Framework is suitable for \
 organizing data flow processing and execution."
 HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/opencv/ade"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opencv/ade.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opencv/ade.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-use-GNUInstallDirs-for-detecting-install-paths.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencv/opencv_4.1.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencv/opencv_4.1.0.bb
index 19d5d0c89..d7a015874 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencv/opencv_4.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opencv/opencv_4.1.0.bb
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ IPP_FILENAME = "${@ipp_filename(d)}"
 IPP_MD5 = "${@ipp_md5sum(d)}"
 
 SRCREV_FORMAT = "opencv_contrib_ipp_boostdesc_vgg"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opencv/opencv.git;name=opencv \
-           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib.git;destsuffix=contrib;name=contrib \
-           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty.git;branch=ippicv/master_20180723;destsuffix=ipp;name=ipp \
-           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty.git;branch=contrib_xfeatures2d_boostdesc_20161012;destsuffix=boostdesc;name=boostdesc \
-           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty.git;branch=contrib_xfeatures2d_vgg_20160317;destsuffix=vgg;name=vgg \
-           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty.git;branch=contrib_face_alignment_20170818;destsuffix=face;name=face \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/opencv/opencv.git;name=opencv;branch=master;protocol=https \
+           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib.git;destsuffix=contrib;name=contrib;branch=master;protocol=https \
+           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty.git;branch=ippicv/master_20180723;destsuffix=ipp;name=ipp;protocol=https \
+           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty.git;branch=contrib_xfeatures2d_boostdesc_20161012;destsuffix=boostdesc;name=boostdesc;protocol=https \
+           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty.git;branch=contrib_xfeatures2d_vgg_20160317;destsuffix=vgg;name=vgg;protocol=https \
+           git://github.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty.git;branch=contrib_face_alignment_20170818;destsuffix=face;name=face;protocol=https \
            file://0001-3rdparty-ippicv-Use-pre-downloaded-ipp.patch \
            file://0002-Make-opencv-ts-create-share-library-intead-of-static.patch \
            file://0003-To-fix-errors-as-following.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opensc/opensc_0.20.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opensc/opensc_0.20.0.bb
index a815980c4..b8cf203b7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opensc/opensc_0.20.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opensc/opensc_0.20.0.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=7fbc338309ac38fefcd64b04bb903e34"
 
 #v0.19.0
 SRCREV = "45e29056ccde422e70ed3585084a7f150c632515"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC;branch=master;protocol=https \
           "
 DEPENDS = "virtual/libiconv openssl"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/picocom/picocom_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/picocom/picocom_git.bb
index 3d26b9364..801300e70 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/picocom/picocom_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/picocom/picocom_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PV = "${BASEPV}+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRCREV = "90385aabe2b51f39fa130627d46b377569f82d4a"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/npat-efault/picocom \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/npat-efault/picocom;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Fix-building-with-musl.patch \
            "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/funyahoo-plusplus_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/funyahoo-plusplus_git.bb
index 3a437659e..0e3e5ff73 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/funyahoo-plusplus_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/funyahoo-plusplus_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEPENDS = "pidgin json-glib glib-2.0"
 
 inherit pkgconfig
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/EionRobb/funyahoo-plusplus;branch=master;protocol=git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/EionRobb/funyahoo-plusplus;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "fbbd9c591100aa00a0487738ec7b6acd3d924b3f"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/icyque_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/icyque_git.bb
index 0f32dc3a3..2905e16fc 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/icyque_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/icyque_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PV = "0.1+gitr${SRCPV}"
 
 inherit pkgconfig
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/EionRobb/icyque"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/EionRobb/icyque;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "513fc162d5d1a201c2b044e2b42941436d1069d5"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/purple-skypeweb_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/purple-skypeweb_git.bb
index 092e6059b..854920d2e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/purple-skypeweb_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pidgin/purple-skypeweb_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEPENDS = "pidgin json-glib glib-2.0 zlib"
 
 inherit pkgconfig
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/EionRobb/skype4pidgin;branch=master;protocol=git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/EionRobb/skype4pidgin;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "14f1b69b6292bbdc98cca484b050ec8359394c4e"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco_1.9.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco_1.9.4.bb
index fcd521975..1c3a4ebb0 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco_1.9.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco_1.9.4.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=4267f48fc738f50380cbeeb76f95cebc"
 DEPENDS = "libpcre zlib"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/pocoproject/poco.git;branch=poco-${PV} \
+    git://github.com/pocoproject/poco.git;branch=poco-${PV};protocol=https \
     file://0001-Don-t-try-to-install-non-existing-Encodings-testsuit.patch \
     file://0001-riscv-Enable-double-operations-when-using-double-flo.patch \
     file://run-ptest \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pps-tools/pps-tools_1.0.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pps-tools/pps-tools_1.0.2.bb
index c8baa5d9c..5b5358774 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/pps-tools/pps-tools_1.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/pps-tools/pps-tools_1.0.2.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
 
 SRCREV = "cb48b7ecf7079ceba7081c78d4e61e507b0e8d2d"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ago/pps-tools.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ago/pps-tools.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/remmina/remmina_1.3.6.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/remmina/remmina_1.3.6.bb
index 1c2f270e3..3b1e8706c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/remmina/remmina_1.3.6.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/remmina/remmina_1.3.6.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPENDS_append_libc-musl = " libexecinfo"
 LDFLAGS_append_libc-musl = " -lexecinfo"
 
 SRCREV = "cc391370d8b4c07597617e0a771a9732f0802411"
-SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina;protocol=https;branch=master \
 "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/rsnapshot/rsnapshot_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/rsnapshot/rsnapshot_git.bb
index 33f5dccca..6fe8aa76f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/rsnapshot/rsnapshot_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/rsnapshot/rsnapshot_git.bb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} = "rsync \
 SRCREV = "a9e29850fc33c503c289e245c7bad350eed746d9"
 PV = "1.4.3+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/DrHyde/${BPN};branch=master;protocol=git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/DrHyde/${BPN};branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://configure-fix-cmd_rsync.patch \
           "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/sass/libsass_3.6.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/sass/libsass_3.6.3.bb
index d893be223..4b4fe5566 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/sass/libsass_3.6.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/sass/libsass_3.6.3.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=8f34396ca205f5e119ee77aae91fa27d"
 
 inherit autotools
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sass/libsass.git;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sass/libsass.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "e1c16e09b4a953757a15149deaaf28a3fd81dc97"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/sass/sassc_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/sass/sassc_git.bb
index 3c7a55cc3..985d519f9 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/sass/sassc_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/sass/sassc_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEPENDS = "libsass"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sass/sassc.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/sass/sassc.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "46748216ba0b60545e814c07846ca10c9fefc5b6"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 PV = "3.6.1"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/satyr/satyr_0.28.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/satyr/satyr_0.28.bb
index fbf018d7f..a928681ae 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/satyr/satyr_0.28.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/satyr/satyr_0.28.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 
 inherit autotools-brokensep python3native pkgconfig
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/abrt/satyr.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/abrt/satyr.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0002-fix-compile-failure-against-musl-C-library.patch \
 "
 SRCREV = "8b5547b89b712b39a59f1d8b366e7de0f5f46108"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/serial-utils/pty-forward-native.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/serial-utils/pty-forward-native.bb
index 7f59b3eca..87d9c5290 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/serial-utils/pty-forward-native.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/serial-utils/pty-forward-native.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SECTION = "console/network"
 SRCREV = "00dbec2636ae0385ad028587e20e446272ff97ec"
 PV = "1.1+gitr${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/freesmartphone/cornucopia.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/freesmartphone/cornucopia.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git/tools/serial_forward"
 
 inherit autotools native
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/serial-utils/serial-forward_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/serial-utils/serial-forward_git.bb
index 0ef829856..dcad8f710 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/serial-utils/serial-forward_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/serial-utils/serial-forward_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SECTION = "console/devel"
 SRCREV = "07c6fdede0870edc37a8d51d033b6e7e29aa7c91"
 PV = "1.1+gitr${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/freesmartphone/cornucopia.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/freesmartphone/cornucopia.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-serial_forward-Disable-default-static-linking.patch;striplevel=3 \
           "
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git/tools/serial_forward"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/span-lite/span-lite_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/span-lite/span-lite_git.bb
index 96ec829b7..abb3ec2f3 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/span-lite/span-lite_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/span-lite/span-lite_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/martinmoene/span-lite"
 LICENSE = "BSL-1.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=e4224ccaecb14d942c71d31bef20d78c"
 
-SRC_URI += "git://github.com/martinmoene/span-lite"
+SRC_URI += "git://github.com/martinmoene/span-lite;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "e03d1166ccc8481d993dc02aae703966301a5e6e"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/spdlog/spdlog_1.5.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/spdlog/spdlog_1.5.0.bb
index 39629cce0..9294d1a70 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/spdlog/spdlog_1.5.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/spdlog/spdlog_1.5.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/files/common-licenses/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
 
 SRCREV = "cf6f1dd01e660d5865d68bf5fa78f6376b89470a"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git;protocol=git;branch=v1.x;"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git;protocol=https;branch=v1.x;"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/spitools/spitools_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/spitools/spitools_git.bb
index 625756873..b9ed1bcd7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/spitools/spitools_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/spitools/spitools_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SRCREV = "4a36a84f7df291ddaebd397aecf0c8515256a8e0"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cpb-/spi-tools.git;protocol=git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cpb-/spi-tools.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 
 inherit autotools
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/thin-provisioning-tools_0.8.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/thin-provisioning-tools_0.8.5.bb
index 3f82734ac..5bcbea460 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/thin-provisioning-tools_0.8.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/thin-provisioning-tools_0.8.5.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SECTION = "devel"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jthornber/thin-provisioning-tools;branch=main \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jthornber/thin-provisioning-tools;branch=main;protocol=https \
            file://0001-do-not-strip-pdata_tools-at-do_install.patch \
            file://use-sh-on-path.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/toscoterm/toscoterm_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/toscoterm/toscoterm_git.bb
index aba485e1a..4dddd54c5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/toscoterm/toscoterm_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/toscoterm/toscoterm_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://main.c;start_line=5;end_line=16;md5=9ae4bf20caf291afa
 
 # 0.2 version
 SRCREV = "8586d617aed19fc75f5ae1e07270752c1b2f9a30"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OSSystems/toscoterm.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/OSSystems/toscoterm.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/udisks/udisks2_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/udisks/udisks2_git.bb
index ecaf01e71..c4d0fa75e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/udisks/udisks2_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/udisks/udisks2_git.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DEPENDS += "${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', d)}"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "acl"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/storaged-project/udisks.git;branch=master \
+    git://github.com/storaged-project/udisks.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 PV = "2.8.4+git${SRCREV}"
 SRCREV = "db5f487345da2eaa87976450ea51c2c465d9b82e"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/uhubctl/uhubctl_2.1.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/uhubctl/uhubctl_2.1.0.bb
index b294d77ba..0bb48412a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/uhubctl/uhubctl_2.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/uhubctl/uhubctl_2.1.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 
 SRCREV = "c9fa3c68a1b2c9790c731602b8bae2b513e80605"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mvp/${BPN}"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mvp/${BPN};branch=master;protocol=https"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 # uhubctl gets its program version from "git describe". As we use the source
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/uthash/uthash_2.1.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/uthash/uthash_2.1.0.bb
index 09cef44a8..3f4529e1a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/uthash/uthash_2.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/uthash/uthash_2.1.0.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=a2513f7d2291df840527b76b2a8f9718"
 SRCREV = "8b214aefcb81df86a7e5e0d4fa20e59a6c18bc02"
 
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://github.com/troydhanson/${BPN}.git \
+    git://github.com/troydhanson/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://run-ptest \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-evemu_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-evemu_git.bb
index 7c5a73439..e1ec1fda8 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-evemu_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-evemu_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=f27defe1e96c2e1ecd4e0c9be8967949"
 
 inherit autotools
 
-SRC_URI = "git://bitmath.org/git/evemu.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://bitmath.org/git/evemu.git;protocol=http;branch=master \
            file://0001-Fix-build-on-32bit-arches-with-64bit-time_t.patch \
            "
 SRCREV = "9752b50e922572e4cd214ac45ed95e4ee410fe24"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-frame_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-frame_git.bb
index 1ebebfa9f..599395635 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-frame_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-frame_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS += "mtdev utouch-evemu"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
-SRC_URI = "git://bitmath.org/git/frame.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://bitmath.org/git/frame.git;protocol=http;branch=master \
            file://remove-man-page-creation.patch \
            file://0001-include-sys-stat.h-for-fixing-build-issue-on-musl.patch \
            file://0001-Fix-build-on-32bit-arches-with-64bit-time_t.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-mtview_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-mtview_git.bb
index 5f07bf28e..65edaf1e5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-mtview_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/utouch/utouch-mtview_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig features_check
 # depends on virtual/libx11
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://bitmath.org/git/mtview.git;protocol=http"
+SRC_URI = "git://bitmath.org/git/mtview.git;protocol=http;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "ad437c38dc111cf3990a03abf14efe1b5d89604b"
 
 DEPENDS += "mtdev utouch-frame utouch-evemu libx11"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/websocketpp/websocketpp_0.8.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/websocketpp/websocketpp_0.8.2.bb
index 79a5ac5c4..673fc5899 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/websocketpp/websocketpp_0.8.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/websocketpp/websocketpp_0.8.2.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${S}/COPYING;md5=4d168d763c111f4ffc62249870e4e0ea"
 
 DEPENDS = " ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ptest', 'openssl boost zlib', '', d)} "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/zaphoyd/websocketpp.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/zaphoyd/websocketpp.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-cmake-Use-GNUInstallDirs.patch \
            file://855.patch \
            file://857.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/xdelta/xdelta3_3.1.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/xdelta/xdelta3_3.1.0.bb
index d100030f9..c16178198 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/xdelta/xdelta3_3.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/xdelta/xdelta3_3.1.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SECTION = "console/utils"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=393a5ca445f6965873eca0259a17f833"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jmacd/xdelta.git;branch=release3_1_apl"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jmacd/xdelta.git;branch=release3_1_apl;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "4b4aed71a959fe11852e45242bb6524be85d3709"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git/xdelta3"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/xorg-xrdp/xorgxrdp_0.2.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/xorg-xrdp/xorgxrdp_0.2.5.bb
index 481e7303b..1ba4a32ba 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/xorg-xrdp/xorgxrdp_0.2.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/xorg-xrdp/xorgxrdp_0.2.5.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPENDS = "virtual/libx11 xserver-xorg xrdp nasm-native"
 inherit features_check
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11 pam"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/neutrinolabs/xorgxrdp.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/neutrinolabs/xorgxrdp.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 SRCREV = "c122544f184d4031bbae1ad80fbab554c34a9427"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/xrdp/xrdp_0.9.11.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/xrdp/xrdp_0.9.11.bb
index deda0fd1b..36184705b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/xrdp/xrdp_0.9.11.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/xrdp/xrdp_0.9.11.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPENDS = "openssl virtual/libx11 libxfixes libxrandr libpam nasm-native"
 
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11 pam"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://xrdp.sysconfig \
            file://0001-Added-req_distinguished_name-in-etc-xrdp-openssl.con.patch \
            file://0001-Fix-the-compile-error.patch \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/xxhash/xxhash_0.7.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/xxhash/xxhash_0.7.3.bb
index 865adc5a1..783af89be 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/xxhash/xxhash_0.7.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/xxhash/xxhash_0.7.3.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://www.xxhash.com/"
 LICENSE = "BSD-2-Clause & GPL-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=01a7eba4212ef1e882777a38585e7a9b"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Cyan4973/xxHash.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Cyan4973/xxHash.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "v(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)"
 
 SRCREV = "d408e9b0606d07b1ddc5452ffc0ec8512211b174"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/zbar/zbar_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/zbar/zbar_git.bb
index 935e09cd5..46ca549c5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/zbar/zbar_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/zbar/zbar_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PV = "0.10+git${SRCPV}"
 
 #  iPhoneSDK-1.3.1 tag
 SRCREV = "67003d2a985b5f9627bee2d8e3e0b26d0c474b57"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ZBar/Zbar \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ZBar/Zbar;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-make-relies-GNU-extentions.patch \
 "
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/zchunk/zchunk_1.1.6.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/zchunk/zchunk_1.1.6.bb
index e041132b1..e4c0232bd 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/zchunk/zchunk_1.1.6.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/zchunk/zchunk_1.1.6.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AUTHOR = "Jonathan Dieter"
 LICENSE = "BSD-2-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=cd6e590282010ce90a94ef25dd31410f"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/zchunk/zchunk.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/zchunk/zchunk.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 SRCREV = "f5593aa11584faa691c81b4898f0aaded47f8bf7"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-test/bats/bats_1.1.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-test/bats/bats_1.1.0.bb
index a8179744a..7ee020576 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-test/bats/bats_1.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-test/bats/bats_1.1.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=2970203aedf9e829edb96a137a4fe81b"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/bats-core/bats-core.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/bats-core/bats-core.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
           "
 # v1.1.0
 SRCREV = "c706d1470dd1376687776bbe985ac22d09780327"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-test/catch2/catch2_2.9.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-test/catch2/catch2_2.9.2.bb
index 57fc935f7..9d449a23a 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-test/catch2/catch2_2.9.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-test/catch2/catch2_2.9.2.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2"
 LICENSE = "BSL-1.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=e4224ccaecb14d942c71d31bef20d78c"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "2c869e17e4803d30b3d5ca5b0d76387b9db97fa5"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-test/evtest/evtest_1.34.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-test/evtest/evtest_1.34.bb
index a3a23c895..eb6a34f30 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-test/evtest/evtest_1.34.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-test/evtest/evtest_1.34.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe"
 DEPENDS = "libxml2"
 
 SRCREV = "16e5104127a620686bdddc4a9ad62881134d6c69"
-SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libevdev/evtest.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libevdev/evtest.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://add_missing_limits_h_include.patch \
            file://0001-Fix-build-on-32bit-arches-with-64bit-time_t.patch \
            "
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-test/fbtest/fb-test_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-test/fbtest/fb-test_git.bb
index 6a9d4b278..299213572 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-test/fbtest/fb-test_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-test/fbtest/fb-test_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=eb723b61539feef013de476e68b5c50a"
 
 SRCREV = "063ec650960c2d79ac51f5c5f026cb05343a33e2"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/prpplague/fb-test-app.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/prpplague/fb-test-app.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_git.bb
index 354e7de33..898f23faf 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PROVIDES += "gmock gtest"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 SRCREV = "703bd9caab50b139428cea1aaff9974ebee5742e"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/googletest.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/googletest.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 inherit cmake
 
diff --git a/meta-perl/recipes-perl/po4a/po4a_0.49.bb b/meta-perl/recipes-perl/po4a/po4a_0.49.bb
index 5db5b8f8b..d6c1d14f2 100644
--- a/meta-perl/recipes-perl/po4a/po4a_0.49.bb
+++ b/meta-perl/recipes-perl/po4a/po4a_0.49.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://po4a.alioth.debian.org"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=a96fc9b4cc36d80659e694ea109f0325"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://alioth.debian.org/anonscm/git/po4a/po4a.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://alioth.debian.org/anonscm/git/po4a/po4a.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 # v0.49
 SRCREV = "79ed87a577a543538fe39c7b60079981f5997072"
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/python-txws/python3-txws_0.9.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/python-txws/python3-txws_0.9.1.bb
index e235682cf..7910fcd18 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/python-txws/python3-txws_0.9.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-connectivity/python-txws/python3-txws_0.9.1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=76699830db7fa9e897f6a1ad05f98ec8"
 
 DEPENDS = "python3-twisted python3-six python3-vcversioner python3-six-native python3-vcversioner-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/MostAwesomeDude/txWS.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/MostAwesomeDude/txWS.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV= "88cf6d9b9b685ffa1720644bd53c742afb10a414"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/gyp/gyp.inc b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/gyp/gyp.inc
index 98ed42cc9..1415b4162 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/gyp/gyp.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/gyp/gyp.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=ab828cb8ce4c62ee82945a11247b6bbd"
 SECTION = "devel"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "fcd686f1880fa52a1ee78d3e98af1b88cb334528"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-feedformatter.inc b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-feedformatter.inc
index 6ddcaa98e..d1669977a 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-feedformatter.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-feedformatter.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=258e3f39e2383fbd011035d04311008d"
 SRCREV = "7391193c83e10420b5a2d8ef846d23fc368c6d85"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/marianoguerra/feedformatter.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/marianoguerra/feedformatter.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-absl_0.7.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-absl_0.7.0.bb
index c65a6d7da..9811c3b9c 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-absl_0.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-absl_0.7.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/abseil/abseil-py.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/abseil/abseil-py.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV ?= "e3ce504183c57fc4eca52fe84732c11cda99d131"
 
 inherit setuptools3
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-astor_0.8.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-astor_0.8.1.bb
index 125a0236e..5b3c73c92 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-astor_0.8.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-astor_0.8.1.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=561205fdabc3ec52cae2d30815b8ade7"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/berkerpeksag/astor.git "
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/berkerpeksag/astor.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV ?= "c7553c79f9222e20783fe9bd8a553f932e918072"
 
 inherit setuptools3
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-dbussy_1.2.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-dbussy_1.2.1.bb
index ac4b8c2aa..c33c0f110 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-dbussy_1.2.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-dbussy_1.2.1.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/ldo/dbussy"
 LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=a916467b91076e631dd8edb7424769c7"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ldo/dbussy.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ldo/dbussy.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 SRCREV = "d0ec0223f3797e1612d835e71694a1083881149f"
 
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-dt-schema_git.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-dt-schema_git.bb
index 06a9012ca..d14b7de62 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-dt-schema_git.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-dt-schema_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://setup.py;beginline=2;endline=3;md5=c795d4924c5f739424
 
 inherit setuptools3
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/robherring/dt-schema.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/robherring/dt-schema.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "5009e47c1c76e48871f5988e08dad61f3c91196b"
 PV = "0.1+git${SRCPV}"
 
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gast_0.2.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gast_0.2.2.bb
index 6e08a1994..caf80c762 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gast_0.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gast_0.2.2.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=a3ad9b6802e713fc5e307e1230f1ea90"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/serge-sans-paille/gast.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/serge-sans-paille/gast.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV ?= "ed82e2a507505c6b18eb665d3738b6c0602da5e7"
 
 inherit setuptools3
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_2.9.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_2.9.0.bb
index 7822e463e..711ced022 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_2.9.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-h5py_2.9.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://setup.py;beginline=107;endline=107;md5=795ecad0d261c998cc526c84a822dff6"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/h5py/h5py.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/h5py/h5py.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-cross-compiling-support.patch \
           "
 SRCREV ?= "8d96a14c3508de1bde77aec5db302e478dc5dbc4"
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-imageio_2.6.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-imageio_2.6.0.bb
index 8fe4b988d..4d8af1720 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-imageio_2.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-imageio_2.6.0.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "BSD-2-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=d8b7fdd0dff0fd18f35c05365d3d7bf7"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/imageio/imageio.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/imageio/imageio.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "0b161649b3ee108f80bd99466aeab2e65cf82cd8"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-keras-applications_1.0.8.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-keras-applications_1.0.8.bb
index 4293a63c1..a124dd9f5 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-keras-applications_1.0.8.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-keras-applications_1.0.8.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=366e2fd3c9714f162d3663b6f97cfe41"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/keras-team/keras-applications.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/keras-team/keras-applications.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV ?= "3b180cb10eda683dda7913ecee2e6487288d292d"
 
 
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-keras-preprocessing_1.1.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-keras-preprocessing_1.1.0.bb
index eacb3402d..feb872e0a 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-keras-preprocessing_1.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-keras-preprocessing_1.1.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=1744b320500cc2e3112964d00cce7aa4"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/keras-team/keras-preprocessing.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/keras-team/keras-preprocessing.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV ?= "ff90696c0416b74344b91df097b228e694339b88"
 
 inherit setuptools3
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-langtable_0.0.38.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-langtable_0.0.38.bb
index eb42fe978..fd39e0fdb 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-langtable_0.0.38.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-langtable_0.0.38.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ B = "${S}"
 
 SRCREV = "35687ca957b746f153a6872139462b1443f8cad1"
 PV = "0.0.38+git${SRCPV}"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mike-fabian/langtable.git;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mike-fabian/langtable.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 
 inherit setuptools3 python3native
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pillow_6.2.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pillow_6.2.1.bb
index a383a3ff9..80b7e941a 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pillow_6.2.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pillow_6.2.1.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://pillow.readthedocs.io"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=55c0f320370091249c1755c0d2b48e89"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow.git;branch=6.2.x \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow.git;branch=6.2.x;protocol=https \
            file://0001-support-cross-compiling.patch \
            file://0001-explicitly-set-compile-options.patch \
 "
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pkgconfig_1.4.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pkgconfig_1.4.0.bb
index fc7a47a43..53f4db14a 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pkgconfig_1.4.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pkgconfig_1.4.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=faa7f82be8f220bff6156be4790344fc"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/matze/pkgconfig.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/matze/pkgconfig.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV ?= "8af0102346847e8873af8e76ab3f34ba9da806e2"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "pkgconfig \
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-prctl_1.7.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-prctl_1.7.bb
index 54620a066..1f179852c 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-prctl_1.7.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-prctl_1.7.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ B = "${S}"
 SRCREV = "57cd0a7cad76e8f8792eea22ee5b5d17bae0a90f"
 PV = "1.7+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/seveas/python-prctl;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/seveas/python-prctl;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-support-cross-complication.patch \
 "
 inherit setuptools3 python3native
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wheel_0.33.6.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wheel_0.33.6.bb
index 025b2eea9..af7f49fdc 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wheel_0.33.6.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-wheel_0.33.6.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=9d66b41bc2a080e7174acc5dffecd752"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pypa/wheel.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/pypa/wheel.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV ?= "b227ddd5beaba49294017d061d501f6d433393b0"
 
 
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet_3.1.4.bb b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet_3.1.4.bb
index 2b5b253b5..52ae91484 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet_3.1.4.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet_3.1.4.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 B = "${S}"
 
 SRCREV = "9b5ad2d5b5df159963e1c6c24523e1dfe1f71435"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/blivet;branch=3.1-release \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/blivet;branch=3.1-release;protocol=https \
            file://0001-comment-out-selinux.patch \
            file://0002-run_program-support-timeout.patch \
            file://0003-support-infinit-timeout.patch \
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivetgui_2.1.10.bb b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivetgui_2.1.10.bb
index 92402bee5..809d09e3a 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivetgui_2.1.10.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivetgui_2.1.10.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 B = "${S}"
 
 SRCREV = "67ec0b7a0e065ba24ab87963409bfb21b2aac6dd"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/blivet-gui;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/blivet-gui;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Fix-return-type-of-BlivetUtils.get_disks-1658893.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-cson/python3-cson_git.bb b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-cson/python3-cson_git.bb
index 5c74c7a30..4d234d311 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-cson/python3-cson_git.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-cson/python3-cson_git.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SECTION = "devel/python"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=7709d2635e63ab96973055a23c2a4cac"
 
 SRCREV = "f3f2898c44bb16b951d3e9f2fbf6d1c4158edda2"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gt3389b/python-cson.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/gt3389b/python-cson.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted.inc b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted.inc
index 97054487f..2322cf109 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted.inc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDS += "parted"
 
 # upstream only publishes releases in github archives which are discouraged
 SRCREV = "481510c10866851844b19f3d2ffcdaa37efc0cf8"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/pyparted.git;protocol=https"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/pyparted.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/apache-mod/apache-websocket_git.bb b/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/apache-mod/apache-websocket_git.bb
index 3cbab22c3..0b4bab575 100644
--- a/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/apache-mod/apache-websocket_git.bb
+++ b/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/apache-mod/apache-websocket_git.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} += "apache2"
 
 # Original (github.com/disconnect/apache-websocket) is dead since 2012, the
 # fork contains patches from the modules ML and fixes CVE compliance issues
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jchampio/apache-websocket.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jchampio/apache-websocket.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 SRCREV = "6968083264b90b89b1b9597a4ca03ba29e7ea2e1"
 
diff --git a/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/cherokee/cherokee_git.bb b/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/cherokee/cherokee_git.bb
index 742446794..864e3ac7b 100644
--- a/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/cherokee/cherokee_git.bb
+++ b/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/cherokee/cherokee_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS = "unzip-native libpcre openssl mysql5 ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEAT
 
 SRCREV = "9a75e65b876bcc376cb6b379dca1f7ce4a055c59"
 PV = "1.2.104+git${SRCPV}"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cherokee/webserver \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cherokee/webserver;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://cherokee.init \
            file://cherokee.service \
            file://cherokee-install-configured.py-once.patch \
diff --git a/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/sthttpd/sthttpd_2.27.1.bb b/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/sthttpd/sthttpd_2.27.1.bb
index 560dd9b6e..ab479d9ce 100644
--- a/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/sthttpd/sthttpd_2.27.1.bb
+++ b/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/sthttpd/sthttpd_2.27.1.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/thttpd.c;beginline=1;endline=26;md5=0c5762c2c34dc
 DEPENDS += "base-passwd virtual/crypt"
 
 SRCREV = "2845bf5bff2b820d2336c8c8061cbfc5f271e720"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/blueness/${BPN} \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/blueness/${BPN};branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://thttpd.service \
            file://thttpd.conf \
            file://init"
diff --git a/meta-webserver/recipes-support/fcgi/fcgi_git.bb b/meta-webserver/recipes-support/fcgi/fcgi_git.bb
index 6df58ad3c..61ef6073e 100644
--- a/meta-webserver/recipes-support/fcgi/fcgi_git.bb
+++ b/meta-webserver/recipes-support/fcgi/fcgi_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.TERMS;md5=e3aacac3a647af6e7e31f181cda0a06a"
 SRCREV = "382aa2b0d53a87c27f2f647dfaf670375ba0b85f"
 PV = "2.4.2"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
           "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-webserver/recipes-webadmin/netdata/netdata_git.bb b/meta-webserver/recipes-webadmin/netdata/netdata_git.bb
index d6a5ce066..ab9de70b3 100644
--- a/meta-webserver/recipes-webadmin/netdata/netdata_git.bb
+++ b/meta-webserver/recipes-webadmin/netdata/netdata_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ SUMMARY = "Real-time performance monitoring"
 LICENSE = "GPLv3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=fc9b848046ef54b5eaee6071947abd24"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/firehol/netdata.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/firehol/netdata.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0002-Makefiles-does-not-build-contrib-dir.patch \
 "
 SRCREV = "588ce5a7b18999dfa66698cd3a2f005f7a3c31cf"
diff --git a/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xarchiver/xarchiver_git.bb b/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xarchiver/xarchiver_git.bb
index 64582f28f..d76b0835f 100644
--- a/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xarchiver/xarchiver_git.bb
+++ b/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xarchiver/xarchiver_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 
 DEPENDS = "gtk+3 glib-2.0 xfce4-dev-tools-native intltool-native"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ib/xarchiver.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ib/xarchiver.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "9ab958a4023b62b43972c55a3143ff0722bd88a6"
 PV = "0.5.4.14"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xfce-polkit/xfce-polkit_0.3.bb b/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xfce-polkit/xfce-polkit_0.3.bb
index 2ef81f286..58e628dec 100644
--- a/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xfce-polkit/xfce-polkit_0.3.bb
+++ b/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xfce-polkit/xfce-polkit_0.3.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ inherit xfce-app features_check
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "polkit"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/ncopa/${BPN}.git \
+    git://github.com/ncopa/${BPN}.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
 "
 SRCREV = "6d3282cc1734c305850d48f5bf4b4d94e88885e9"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xfce4-datetime-setter/xfce4-datetime-setter_3.32.2.bb b/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xfce4-datetime-setter/xfce4-datetime-setter_3.32.2.bb
index 2dd3f01d8..145a9cc40 100644
--- a/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xfce4-datetime-setter/xfce4-datetime-setter_3.32.2.bb
+++ b/meta-xfce/recipes-apps/xfce4-datetime-setter/xfce4-datetime-setter_3.32.2.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=75859989545e37968a99b631ef42722e"
 
 DEPENDS = "glib-2.0-native libxfce4ui"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/schnitzeltony/xfce4-datetime-setter.git;protocol=https \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/schnitzeltony/xfce4-datetime-setter.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://fix-inner-dependency.patch \
 "
 SRCREV = "5c7a73a3824b03b91719e05e2604b97c7a72d50f"
diff --git a/meta-xfce/recipes-panel-plugins/closebutton/xfce4-closebutton-plugin_git.bb b/meta-xfce/recipes-panel-plugins/closebutton/xfce4-closebutton-plugin_git.bb
index 8dfb2e626..531f3d5cd 100644
--- a/meta-xfce/recipes-panel-plugins/closebutton/xfce4-closebutton-plugin_git.bb
+++ b/meta-xfce/recipes-panel-plugins/closebutton/xfce4-closebutton-plugin_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ DEPENDS += "exo-native libwnck3 xfconf"
 
 PV = "0.1.0+gitr${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/schnitzeltony/xfce4-closebutton-plugin.git;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/schnitzeltony/xfce4-closebutton-plugin.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "6ed5c3ee1ba7103ca854c5e81fb2c1220b913a40"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"