diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 52a3a57fff..146684e160 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
   name = "dycw-utilities"
   readme = "README.md"
   requires-python = ">= 3.12"
-  version = "0.174.19"
+  version = "0.174.20"
 
   [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 = "0.174.19"
+    current_version = "0.174.20"
 
     [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
       filename = "src/utilities/__init__.py"
diff --git a/src/tests/test_subprocess.py b/src/tests/test_subprocess.py
index 96af63649c..272960417a 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_subprocess.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     git_checkout_cmd,
     git_clone,
     git_clone_cmd,
-    git_hard_reset_cmd,
     maybe_parent,
     maybe_sudo_cmd,
     mkdir,
@@ -240,7 +239,6 @@ def test_subs(self) -> None:
 
 class TestGitBranchCurrent:
     @throttle(delta=5 * MINUTE)
-    @mark.only
     def test_main(self, *, git_repo_url: str, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         git_clone(git_repo_url, tmp_path)
         result = git_branch_current(tmp_path)
@@ -249,7 +247,6 @@ def test_main(self, *, git_repo_url: str, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
 class TestGitCheckout:
     @throttle(delta=5 * MINUTE)
-    @mark.only
     def test_main(self, *, git_repo_url: str, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         git_clone(git_repo_url, tmp_path)
         git_checkout("branch", tmp_path)
@@ -284,18 +281,6 @@ def test_main(self, *, git_repo_url: str) -> None:
         assert result == expected
 
 
-class TestGitHardResetCmd:
-    def test_main(self) -> None:
-        result = git_hard_reset_cmd()
-        expected = ["git", "hard-reset", "master"]
-        assert result == expected
-
-    def test_branch(self) -> None:
-        result = git_hard_reset_cmd(branch="dev")
-        expected = ["git", "hard-reset", "dev"]
-        assert result == expected
-
-
 class TestMaybeParent:
     def test_main(self) -> None:
         result = maybe_parent("~/path")
diff --git a/src/utilities/__init__.py b/src/utilities/__init__.py
index a60fe75346..b992bfe185 100644
--- a/src/utilities/__init__.py
+++ b/src/utilities/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "0.174.19"
+__version__ = "0.174.20"
diff --git a/src/utilities/subprocess.py b/src/utilities/subprocess.py
index 744f55cb0a..fc7618f058 100644
--- a/src/utilities/subprocess.py
+++ b/src/utilities/subprocess.py
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@
 ##
 
 
+def apt_install(package: str, /, *, update: bool = False, sudo: bool = False) -> None:
+    """Install a package."""
+    if update:  # pragma: no cover
+        run(*maybe_sudo_cmd(*APT_UPDATE, sudo=sudo))
+    run(*maybe_sudo_cmd(*apt_install_cmd(package), sudo=sudo))
+
+
 def apt_install_cmd(package: str, /) -> list[str]:
     """Command to use 'apt' to install a package."""
     return ["apt", "install", "-y", package]
@@ -250,7 +257,7 @@ def git_clone(
     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)
+        git_checkout(branch, path)
 
 
 def git_clone_cmd(url: str, path: PathLike, /) -> list[str]:
@@ -261,15 +268,6 @@ def git_clone_cmd(url: str, path: PathLike, /) -> list[str]:
 ##
 
 
-def git_hard_reset_cmd(*, branch: str | None = None) -> list[str]:
-    """Command to use 'git hard-reset' to hard reset a repository."""
-    branch_use = "master" if branch is None else branch
-    return ["git", "hard-reset", branch_use]
-
-
-##
-
-
 def maybe_parent(path: PathLike, /, *, parent: bool = False) -> Path:
     """Get the parent of a path, if required."""
     path = Path(path)
@@ -1207,6 +1205,7 @@ def yield_ssh_temp_dir(
     "RsyncCmdError",
     "RsyncCmdNoSourcesError",
     "RsyncCmdSourcesNotFoundError",
+    "apt_install",
     "apt_install_cmd",
     "cd_cmd",
     "chmod",
@@ -1222,7 +1221,6 @@ def yield_ssh_temp_dir(
     "git_checkout_cmd",
     "git_clone",
     "git_clone_cmd",
-    "git_hard_reset_cmd",
     "maybe_parent",
     "maybe_sudo_cmd",
     "mkdir",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index e4ad426b98..52979f784e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dycw-utilities"
-version = "0.174.19"
+version = "0.174.20"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "atomicwrites" },