diff --git a/pkg/plugins/scms/githubsearch/spec.go b/pkg/plugins/scms/githubsearch/spec.go
index 0dd369e094..8f52a7d03b 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/scms/githubsearch/spec.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/scms/githubsearch/spec.go
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ import (
 
 // Spec represents the configuration input
 type Spec struct {
+	// Depth defines the depth used when cloning the git repository.
+	//
+	// Default: disabled (full clone)
+	//
+	// Remark:
+	//   When using a shallow clone (depth greater than 0), Updatecli is not able to retrieve the full git history.
+	//   This may cause some issues when Updatecli tries to push changes to the remote repository.
+	//   In that case, you may need to set the force option to true to force push changes to the remote repository.
+	Depth *int `yaml:",omitempty"`
 	// Limit defines the maximum number of repositories to return from the search query.
 	//
 	// compatible:
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/scms/githubsearch/specGenerator.go b/pkg/plugins/scms/githubsearch/specGenerator.go
index 7f35ddf2ea..51a6b7c262 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/scms/githubsearch/specGenerator.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/scms/githubsearch/specGenerator.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func (g GitHubSearch) ScmsGenerator(ctx context.Context) (results []github.Spec,
 				CommitMessage:          g.spec.CommitMessage,
 				CommitUsingAPI:         g.spec.CommitUsingAPI,
 				Directory:              g.spec.Directory,
+				Depth:                  g.spec.Depth,
 				Email:                  g.spec.Email,
 				Force:                  g.spec.Force,
 				GPG:                    g.spec.GPG,