diff --git a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
index f1794f9..332da6b 100644
--- a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ function git.create_tarball() {
    # see: http://bardofschool.blogspot.fr/2008/11/use-git-behind-proxy.html
    local proxy proxy_user
    local git_branch
+   local git_commit
    local preserve_dot_git=0
    local pck_version
 
@@ -963,7 +964,14 @@ function git.create_tarball() {
       ;;
       --git-branch)
          git_branch="$2"; shift
+         if [ "${git_branch/@*}" != "${git_branch}" ]; then
+            git_commit="${git_branch/*@}"
+            git_branch="${git_branch/@*}"
+         fi
          notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: git_branch = \"$git_branch\""
+         if [ "${git_commit}" ]; then
+            notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: git_commit = \"$git_commit\""
+         fi
       ;;
       --preserve-dot-git)
          preserve_dot_git="$2"; shift
@@ -1016,7 +1024,7 @@ not the expected package version"" (${NOTE}${today}git${NORM})..."
    notify.note \
       "${NOTE}"$"cloning git repository""\
  <$git_repository> ${git_branch:+($git_branch)}${NORM}""..."
-   if [ "$preserve_dot_git" = "0" -a "${git_repository:0:4}" != "http" ]; then
+   if [ "$preserve_dot_git" = "0" -a "${git_repository:0:4}" != "http" -a ! "${git_commit}" ]; then
       notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: git clone --recursive --depth=1 ${git_branch:+-b $git_branch} \"$git_repository\""
       git clone --recursive --depth=1 ${git_branch:+-b $git_branch} "$git_repository"
    else
@@ -1030,6 +1038,12 @@ not the expected package version"" (${NOTE}${today}git${NORM})..."
 
    pck_tarball="$(find -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -printf "%f")"
 
+   if [ "${git_commit}" ]; then
+      cd ${pck_tarball}
+      git checkout ${git_commit}
+      cd ..
+   fi
+
    if [ "$preserve_dot_git" = "0" ]; then
       # remove git files
       rm -fr $pck_tarball/.git
diff --git a/plugins/spec-create.in b/plugins/spec-create.in
index 91ac813..d84a521 100644
--- a/plugins/spec-create.in
+++ b/plugins/spec-create.in
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function usage() {
                     "$"Override packager full name""
      --packager-email
                     "$"Override packager email""
-     --git-branch   "$"Specify a git branch""
+     --git-branch   "$"Specify a git branch or tag and (optionally) a commit by appending @commit_id""
  --preserve-dot-git "$"Do not remove git files""
      --colors       "$"Select the theme to be used for the colorized output""
  -C, --config       "$"Use an alternate user configuration file"" <conf_file>""
diff --git a/po/it/autospec.po b/po/it/autospec.po
index f4bfe9b..6474ee3 100644
--- a/po/it/autospec.po
+++ b/po/it/autospec.po
@@ -862,8 +862,8 @@ msgstr  "specfile per applicazioni web"
 msgid   "Redirect the output to the file <outfile>"
 msgstr  "Redirige lo standard output sul file <outfile>"
 
-msgid   "Specify a git branch"
-msgstr  "Specifica un branch git"
+msgid   "Specify a git branch or tag and (optionally) a commit by appending @commit_id"
+msgstr  "Specifica un branch o un tag git e (opzionalmente) un commit aggiungendo @commit_id"
 
 msgid   "Do not remove git files"
 msgstr  "Non rimuove i file git"