diff --git a/lua/lazy/init.lua b/lua/lazy/init.lua
index 5ea6528..ae245eb 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/init.lua
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function M.bootstrap()
       "clone",
       "--filter=blob:none",
       "--single-branch",
+      "--branch=stable", -- remove this if you want to bootstrap to HEAD
       "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
       lazypath,
     })