diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aaa9c45..9945507 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pkgsets/
 archive/
 environments/
 tmp/
+logs/
 *.log
 scripts/gvm
 Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/scripts/gvm-check b/scripts/gvm-check
index 870cacf..5db7e5c 100755
--- a/scripts/gvm-check
+++ b/scripts/gvm-check
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ command -v git &> /dev/null ||
 	error_message="${error_message}
 Could not find git
 
-  linux: apt-get install mercurial
-  mac:   brew install mercurial
+  linux: apt-get install git
+  mac:   brew install git
 "
 # Check for ar
 command -v ar &> /dev/null ||
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index a039c27..4cc5a6d 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -73,9 +73,14 @@ update_source() {
 		display_fatal "Couldn't get latest Go version info. Check the logs $GVM_ROOT/logs/go-download.log")
 }
 
-copy_source() {
-	git clone -b "$version" "$GO_CACHE_PATH" "$GO_INSTALL_ROOT" >> "$GVM_ROOT/logs/go-$GO_NAME-install.log" 2>&1 ||
-		display_fatal "Couldn't copy source to target folder. Check the logs $GVM_ROOT/logs/go-$GO_NAME-install.log"
+create_worktree() {
+    # $GO_CACHE_PATH – shared repository (created by download_source)
+    # $GO_INSTALL_ROOT – target directory under $GVM_ROOT/gos/<name>
+    # $version – exact tag matching the requested version
+    # Create the worktree and log any problem.
+    git -C "$GO_CACHE_PATH" worktree add "$GO_INSTALL_ROOT" "$version" \
+        >> "$GVM_ROOT/logs/go-${GO_NAME}-worktree.log" 2>&1 \
+        || display_fatal "Failed to create worktree for $version. See $GVM_ROOT/logs/go-${GO_NAME}-worktree.log"
 }
 
 
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ install_go() {
 	fi
 
 	create_global_package_set
-	copy_source
+	create_worktree
 	compile_go
 	create_enviroment