diff --git a/devenv/docker/blocks/graphite1/conf/etc/my_init.d/01_conf_init.sh b/devenv/docker/blocks/graphite1/conf/etc/my_init.d/01_conf_init.sh
index 0937f78cd6a..4c266237618 100755
--- a/devenv/docker/blocks/graphite1/conf/etc/my_init.d/01_conf_init.sh
+++ b/devenv/docker/blocks/graphite1/conf/etc/my_init.d/01_conf_init.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fi
 #  - /opt/statsd
 statsd_dir_contents=$(find /opt/statsd -mindepth 1 -print -quit)
 if [[ -z $statsd_dir_contents ]]; then
-  git clone -b v0.7.2 https://github.com/etsy/statsd.git /opt/statsd
+  git clone --depth 1 -b v0.7.2 https://github.com/etsy/statsd.git /opt/statsd
   cp $conf_dir/opt/statsd/config.js /opt/statsd/config.js
 fi
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/tutorials/stack_guide_graphite.md b/docs/sources/tutorials/stack_guide_graphite.md
index 351ad8ed73b..7057b5655be 100644
--- a/docs/sources/tutorials/stack_guide_graphite.md
+++ b/docs/sources/tutorials/stack_guide_graphite.md
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ Next we will clone carbon and whisper and install these components. Whisper is j
 by carbon to write metrics to disk.
 
     cd /usr/local/src
-    git clone https://github.com/graphite-project/carbon.git
-    git clone https://github.com/graphite-project/whisper.git
+    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/graphite-project/carbon.git
+    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/graphite-project/whisper.git
 
     cd whisper && python setup.py install && cd ..
     cd carbon && python setup.py install && cd ..
diff --git a/packages/grafana-toolkit/config/circleci/config.yml b/packages/grafana-toolkit/config/circleci/config.yml
index 4b141d2f3fe..09c1f3a0670 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-toolkit/config/circleci/config.yml
+++ b/packages/grafana-toolkit/config/circleci/config.yml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
           - << pipeline.parameters.ssh-fingerprint >>
     - run:
         name: Checkout provisioning files
-        command: git clone git@github.com:grafana/plugin-provisioning.git
+        command: git clone --depth 1 git@github.com:grafana/plugin-provisioning.git
     - run:
         name: Prepare task output dir
         command: |
diff --git a/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci-alpine/scripts/deploy.sh b/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci-alpine/scripts/deploy.sh
index 597f2922649..8401047f43c 100755
--- a/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci-alpine/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci-alpine/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/grabpl
 apk add --no-cache git
 # Install Mage
 mkdir -pv /tmp/mage $HOME/go/bin
-git clone https://github.com/magefile/mage.git /tmp/mage
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/magefile/mage.git /tmp/mage
 cd /tmp/mage && go run bootstrap.go
 mv $HOME/go/bin/mage /usr/local/bin
 
diff --git a/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci-e2e/scripts/deploy.sh b/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci-e2e/scripts/deploy.sh
index 9351b7fc041..a95d73f5832 100755
--- a/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci-e2e/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci-e2e/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/grabpl
 
 # Install Mage
 mkdir -pv /tmp/mage $HOME/go/bin
-git clone https://github.com/magefile/mage.git /tmp/mage
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/magefile/mage.git /tmp/mage
 pushd /tmp/mage && go run bootstrap.go && popd
 mv $HOME/go/bin/mage /usr/local/bin
 # Cleanup after yourself
diff --git a/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci/scripts/deploy.sh b/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci/scripts/deploy.sh
index a9a01b2a012..787c6e5e9ef 100755
--- a/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/packages/grafana-toolkit/docker/grafana-plugin-ci/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/grabpl
 
 # Install Mage
 mkdir -pv /tmp/mage $HOME/go/bin
-git clone https://github.com/magefile/mage.git /tmp/mage
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/magefile/mage.git /tmp/mage
 pushd /tmp/mage && go run bootstrap.go && popd
 mv $HOME/go/bin/mage /usr/local/bin
 # Cleanup after yourself
diff --git a/scripts/build/prepare_signing_key.sh b/scripts/build/prepare_signing_key.sh
index a98cc7f1d33..133111a4c40 100755
--- a/scripts/build/prepare_signing_key.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/prepare_signing_key.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 set -e
 
-git clone git@github.com:torkelo/private.git ~/private-repo
+git clone --depth 1 git@github.com:torkelo/private.git ~/private-repo