CHANGELOG.md

+# [1.0.0-alpha.6](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/git/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.5...v1.0.0-alpha.6) (2024-04-19)
+
+### Features
+
+- **checkout:** support `--force` ([3da1caa](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/git/commit/3da1caaf4cda126ac94dab22072541a7680891cf))
+
 # [1.0.0-alpha.5](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/git/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.4...v1.0.0-alpha.5) (2024-04-15)
 
 ### Features

MODULE.bazel

 module(
     name = "bazel-git",
-    version = "1.0.0-alpha.5",
+    version = "1.0.0-alpha.6",
     bazel_compatibility = [
         ">=7.0.0",
     ],

cmd/bazel-git/checkout.go

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type CheckoutCommand struct {
-	Args struct {
+	Force bool `short:"f" long:"force" description:"When switching branches, proceed even if the index or the working tree differs from **HEAD**, and even if there are untracked files in the way. This is used to throw away local changes and any untracked files or directories that are in the way."`
+	Args  struct {
 		Revision plumbing.Revision `positional-arg-name:"<revision>" description:"The revision to update the working tree to."`
 	} `positional-args:"yes" required:"yes"`
 }
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ func (x *CheckoutCommand) Execute(rest []string) error {
 
 	log.Debug("checkout", "hash", hash)
 	err = worktree.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
-		Hash: *hash,
+		Hash:  *hash,
+		Force: x.Force,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("checkout", "err", err)