diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 225ec7e2a0..ac7416475f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
   name = "dycw-utilities"
   readme = "README.md"
   requires-python = ">= 3.12"
-  version = "0.174.17"
+  version = "0.174.18"
 
   [project.entry-points.pytest11]
     pytest-randomly = "utilities.pytest_plugins.pytest_randomly"
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   # bump-my-version
   [tool.bumpversion]
     allow_dirty = true
-    current_version = "0.174.17"
+    current_version = "0.174.18"
 
     [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
       filename = "src/utilities/__init__.py"
diff --git a/src/tests/test_subprocess.py b/src/tests/test_subprocess.py
index 1b52890194..a9db25c059 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_subprocess.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     cp_cmd,
     echo_cmd,
     expand_path,
+    git_clone,
     git_clone_cmd,
     git_hard_reset_cmd,
     maybe_parent,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
     tee_cmd,
     touch_cmd,
     uv_run_cmd,
+    yield_git_repo,
     yield_ssh_temp_dir,
 )
 from utilities.tempfile import TemporaryDirectory, TemporaryFile
@@ -233,14 +235,21 @@ def test_subs(self) -> None:
         assert result == expected
 
 
+class TestGitClone:
+    @throttle(delta=5 * MINUTE)
+    def test_main(self, *, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        git_clone("https://github.com/dycw/template-generic", tmp_path)
+        assert (tmp_path / ".bumpversion.toml").is_file()
+
+
 class TestGitCloneCmd:
     def test_main(self) -> None:
-        result = git_clone_cmd("https://github.com/foo/bar", "path")
+        result = git_clone_cmd("https://github.com/dycw/template-generic", "path")
         expected = [
             "git",
             "clone",
             "--recurse-submodules",
-            "https://github.com/foo/bar",
+            "https://github.com/dycw/template-generic",
             "path",
         ]
         assert result == expected
@@ -1187,6 +1196,13 @@ def test_args(self) -> None:
         assert result == expected
 
 
+class TestYieldGitRepo:
+    @throttle(delta=5 * MINUTE)
+    def test_main(self) -> None:
+        with yield_git_repo("https://github.com/dycw/template-generic") as temp:
+            assert (temp / ".bumpversion.toml").is_file()
+
+
 class TestYieldSSHTempDir:
     @skipif_ci
     @throttle(delta=5 * MINUTE)
diff --git a/src/utilities/__init__.py b/src/utilities/__init__.py
index 88301dd685..ee4f5e6a7a 100644
--- a/src/utilities/__init__.py
+++ b/src/utilities/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "0.174.17"
+__version__ = "0.174.18"
diff --git a/src/utilities/docker.py b/src/utilities/docker.py
index 549075e930..6d153138b6 100644
--- a/src/utilities/docker.py
+++ b/src/utilities/docker.py
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ def yield_docker_temp_dir(
     logger: LoggerLike | None = None,
     keep: bool = False,
 ) -> Iterator[Path]:
+    """Yield a temporary directory in a Docker container."""
     path = Path(  # skipif-ci
         docker_exec(
             container,
diff --git a/src/utilities/subprocess.py b/src/utilities/subprocess.py
index b2864aff71..91538051f1 100644
--- a/src/utilities/subprocess.py
+++ b/src/utilities/subprocess.py
@@ -221,6 +221,16 @@ def expand_path(
 ##
 
 
+def git_clone(
+    url: str, path: PathLike, /, *, sudo: bool = False, branch: str | None = None
+) -> None:
+    """Clone a repository."""
+    rm(path, sudo=sudo)
+    run(*maybe_sudo_cmd(*git_clone_cmd(url, path), sudo=sudo))
+    if branch is not None:
+        run(*maybe_sudo_cmd(*git_hard_reset_cmd(branch=branch), sudo=sudo), cwd=path)
+
+
 def git_clone_cmd(url: str, path: PathLike, /) -> list[str]:
     """Command to use 'git clone' to clone a repository."""
     return ["git", "clone", "--recurse-submodules", url, str(path)]
@@ -1089,14 +1099,26 @@ def tee_cmd(path: PathLike, /, *, append: bool = False) -> list[str]:
 ##
 
 
+def touch(path: PathLike, /, *, sudo: bool = False) -> None:
+    """Change file access and modification times."""
+    run(*maybe_sudo_cmd(*touch_cmd(path), sudo=sudo))
+
+
 def touch_cmd(path: PathLike, /) -> list[str]:
+    """Command to use 'touch' to change file access and modification times."""
     return ["touch", str(path)]
 
 
 ##
 
 
+def uv_run(module: str, /, *args: str) -> None:
+    """Run a command or script."""
+    run(*uv_run_cmd(module, *args))  # pragma: no cover
+
+
 def uv_run_cmd(module: str, /, *args: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Command to use 'uv' to run a command or script."""
     return [
         "uv",
         "run",
@@ -1114,6 +1136,17 @@ def uv_run_cmd(module: str, /, *args: str) -> list[str]:
 ##
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def yield_git_repo(url: str, /, *, branch: str | None = None) -> Iterator[Path]:
+    """Yield a temporary git repository."""
+    with TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+        git_clone(url, temp_dir, branch=branch)
+        yield temp_dir
+
+
+##
+
+
 @contextmanager
 def yield_ssh_temp_dir(
     user: str,
@@ -1124,6 +1157,7 @@ def yield_ssh_temp_dir(
     logger: LoggerLike | None = None,
     keep: bool = False,
 ) -> Iterator[Path]:
+    """Yield a temporary directory on a remote machine."""
     path = Path(  # skipif-ci
         ssh(user, hostname, *MKTEMP_DIR_CMD, return_=True, retry=retry, logger=logger)
     )
@@ -1160,6 +1194,7 @@ def yield_ssh_temp_dir(
     "cp_cmd",
     "echo_cmd",
     "expand_path",
+    "git_clone",
     "git_clone_cmd",
     "git_hard_reset_cmd",
     "maybe_parent",
@@ -1183,7 +1218,10 @@ def yield_ssh_temp_dir(
     "symlink",
     "symlink_cmd",
     "tee_cmd",
+    "touch",
     "touch_cmd",
+    "uv_run",
     "uv_run_cmd",
+    "yield_git_repo",
     "yield_ssh_temp_dir",
 ]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 87f8606f03..c0f758a86d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dycw-utilities"
-version = "0.174.17"
+version = "0.174.18"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "atomicwrites" },