diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0249bee..283d2f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.8.0] - 05-29-2024
+- Properly set local HEAD to fetched git repo `crates.io-index` when updating from previous zerus invocation
+
 ## [0.7.0] - 04-11-2024
 - Add automatic crates.io git clone and fetch for mirror
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cfa14ea..0ef8034 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ checksum = "525b4ec142c6b68a2d10f01f7bbf6755599ca3f81ea53b8431b7dd348f5fdb2d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerus"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6bff328..241b26d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zerus"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["wcampbell"]
 description = "Lightweight binary to download only project required crates for offline crates.io mirror"
diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index 3add8da..cb343d8 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub fn clone(repo_path: &Path) -> Result<(), git2::Error> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn fetch(repo: &Path) -> Result<(), git2::Error> {
+pub fn pull(repo: &Path) -> Result<(), git2::Error> {
     let repo = Repository::open(repo)?;
     let remote = "origin";
 
@@ -188,5 +188,50 @@ pub fn fetch(repo: &Path) -> Result<(), git2::Error> {
     // needed objects are available locally.
     remote.update_tips(None, true, AutotagOption::Unspecified, None)?;
 
+    let fetch_head = repo.find_reference("FETCH_HEAD")?;
+    let fetch_commit = repo.reference_to_annotated_commit(&fetch_head)?;
+
+    let refname = "refs/heads/master";
+    match repo.find_reference(refname) {
+        Ok(mut r) => {
+            fast_forward(&repo, &mut r, &fetch_commit)?;
+        }
+        Err(_) => {
+            // The branch doesn't exist so just set the reference to the
+            // commit directly. Usually this is because you are pulling
+            // into an empty repository.
+            repo.reference(
+                refname,
+                fetch_commit.id(),
+                true,
+                &format!("Setting master to {}", fetch_commit.id()),
+            )?;
+            repo.set_head(refname)?;
+            repo.checkout_head(Some(
+                git2::build::CheckoutBuilder::default()
+                    .allow_conflicts(true)
+                    .conflict_style_merge(true)
+                    .force(),
+            ))?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn fast_forward(
+    repo: &Repository,
+    lb: &mut git2::Reference,
+    rc: &git2::AnnotatedCommit,
+) -> Result<(), git2::Error> {
+    let name = match lb.name() {
+        Some(s) => s.to_string(),
+        None => String::from_utf8_lossy(lb.name_bytes()).to_string(),
+    };
+    let msg = format!("Fast-Forward: Setting {} to id: {}", name, rc.id());
+    println!("{}", msg);
+    lb.set_target(rc.id(), &msg)?;
+    repo.set_head(&name)?;
+    repo.checkout_head(None)?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 49513be..f134c3c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use guppy::MetadataCommand;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
 use reqwest::blocking::Client;
 
-use crate::git::{clone, fetch};
+use crate::git::{clone, pull};
 
 mod git;
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn main() {
     println!("[-] Syncing git index crates.io");
     let repo = args.mirror_path.join("crates.io-index");
     if repo.exists() {
-        fetch(Path::new(&repo)).unwrap();
+        pull(Path::new(&repo)).unwrap();
     } else {
         clone(Path::new(&repo)).unwrap();
     }