diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 75bcfb1..df26625 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .lua
 .luarocks
-vim-colortemplate
+/vim-colortemplate/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c586ff..5f3344b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+VIM_COLORTEMPLATE_VERSION = 2.2.3
+
 all: colors style-check lint
 
 colors: vim-colortemplate
@@ -12,7 +14,8 @@ colors-check: colors
 	git diff --exit-code lua/nvim-web-devicons/icons-light.lua
 
 vim-colortemplate:
-	git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lifepillar/vim-colortemplate.git vim-colortemplate
+	mkdir -p vim-colortemplate
+	curl -L https://github.com/lifepillar/vim-colortemplate/archive/refs/tags/v$(VIM_COLORTEMPLATE_VERSION).tar.gz | tar zx --directory vim-colortemplate --strip-components=1
 
 style-check:
 	stylua . --check
@@ -23,4 +26,7 @@ style-fix:
 lint:
 	luacheck lua scripts
 
+clean:
+	rm -rf vim-colortemplate
+
 .PHONY: all colors style-check style-fix lint