CHANGELOG.md

+# [1.0.0-alpha.8](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/git/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.7...v1.0.0-alpha.8) (2024-04-20)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **fetch:** accept references as a reference specification ([a7a4925](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/git/commit/a7a4925065cee787ec9c1762c152fa0c69faf764))
+
 # [1.0.0-alpha.7](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/git/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.6...v1.0.0-alpha.7) (2024-04-19)
 
 ### Bug Fixes

MODULE.bazel

 module(
     name = "bazel-git",
-    version = "1.0.0-alpha.7",
+    version = "1.0.0-alpha.8",
     bazel_compatibility = [
         ">=7.0.0",
     ],

cmd/bazel-git/fetch.go

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ func (r *RefSpec) UnmarshalFlag(value string) error {
 		value = value + ":" + value
 	} else if !strings.HasPrefix(value, "refs/") {
 		value = "refs/heads/" + value + ":/refs/heads/" + value
+	} else {
+		value = value + ":" + value
 	}
 	refspec := config.RefSpec(value)
 	*r = RefSpec(refspec)