diff --git a/coffee_cmd/src/cmd.rs b/coffee_cmd/src/cmd.rs
index cf1a474d..bee88288 100644
--- a/coffee_cmd/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/coffee_cmd/src/cmd.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ pub enum CoffeeCommand {
         verbose: bool,
         #[arg(short, long, action = clap::ArgAction::SetTrue)]
         dynamic: bool,
+        #[arg(
+            name = "branch",
+            long,
+            help = "The branch to install the plugin from. If not specified, the default branch will be used."
+        )]
+        branch: Option<String>,
     },
     /// upgrade a single repository.
     #[clap(arg_required_else_help = true)]
@@ -98,7 +104,8 @@ impl From<&CoffeeCommand> for coffee_core::CoffeeOperation {
                 plugin,
                 verbose,
                 dynamic,
-            } => Self::Install(plugin.to_owned(), *verbose, *dynamic),
+                branch,
+            } => Self::Install(plugin.to_owned(), *verbose, *dynamic, branch.clone()),
             CoffeeCommand::Upgrade { repo, verbose } => Self::Upgrade(repo.to_owned(), *verbose),
             CoffeeCommand::List {} => Self::List,
             CoffeeCommand::Setup { cln_conf } => Self::Setup(cln_conf.to_owned()),
diff --git a/coffee_cmd/src/coffee_term/command_show.rs b/coffee_cmd/src/coffee_term/command_show.rs
index 30b6011f..b18a8ab5 100644
--- a/coffee_cmd/src/coffee_term/command_show.rs
+++ b/coffee_cmd/src/coffee_term/command_show.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub fn show_list(coffee_list: Result<CoffeeList, CoffeeError>) -> Result<(), Cof
         term::format::bold(String::from("Language")),
         term::format::bold(String::from("Name")),
         term::format::bold(String::from("Enabled")),
+        term::format::bold(String::from("Git HEAD")),
         term::format::bold(String::from("Exec path")),
     ]);
     table.divider();
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ pub fn show_list(coffee_list: Result<CoffeeList, CoffeeError>) -> Result<(), Cof
         // Get whether the plugin is enabled
         // If enabled is None, it means the plugin is enabled by default for backward compatibility.
         let enabled = plugin.enabled.unwrap_or(true);
+        let mut commit = plugin.commit.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+        commit = commit.chars().take(7).collect::<String>();
         table.push([
             term::format::positive("●").into(),
             term::format::highlight(plugin.lang.to_string()),
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ pub fn show_list(coffee_list: Result<CoffeeList, CoffeeError>) -> Result<(), Cof
             } else {
                 term::format::negative("no").into()
             },
+            term::format::primary(commit),
             term::format::highlight(plugin.exec_path.to_owned()),
         ])
     }
diff --git a/coffee_cmd/src/main.rs b/coffee_cmd/src/main.rs
index d5708fac..91b80d61 100644
--- a/coffee_cmd/src/main.rs
+++ b/coffee_cmd/src/main.rs
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ async fn run(args: CoffeeArgs, mut coffee: CoffeeManager) -> Result<(), CoffeeEr
             plugin,
             verbose,
             dynamic,
+            branch,
         } => {
             let spinner = if !verbose {
                 Some(term::spinner("Compiling and installing"))
             } else {
                 None
             };
-            let result = coffee.install(&plugin, verbose, dynamic).await;
+            let result = coffee.install(&plugin, verbose, dynamic, branch).await;
             if let Some(spinner) = spinner {
                 if result.is_ok() {
                     spinner.finish();
diff --git a/coffee_core/src/coffee.rs b/coffee_core/src/coffee.rs
index b79c4b28..be1192a5 100644
--- a/coffee_core/src/coffee.rs
+++ b/coffee_core/src/coffee.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use serde_json::json;
 use tokio::process::Command;
 
 use coffee_github::repository::Github;
+use coffee_github::{git_upgrade_with_branch, git_upgrade_with_git_head};
 use coffee_lib::errors::CoffeeError;
 use coffee_lib::plugin_manager::PluginManager;
 use coffee_lib::repository::Repository;
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ impl PluginManager for CoffeeManager {
         plugin: &str,
         verbose: bool,
         try_dynamic: bool,
+        branch: Option<String>,
     ) -> Result<(), CoffeeError> {
         log::debug!("installing plugin: {plugin}");
         // keep track if the plugin is successfully installed
@@ -253,6 +255,29 @@ impl PluginManager for CoffeeManager {
             if let Some(mut plugin) = repo.get_plugin_by_name(plugin) {
                 log::trace!("{:?}", plugin);
 
+                // if the branch is specified, we need to save current git_head
+                // and checkout the branch
+                let current_git_head = repo.git_head();
+                let current_plugin_commit = plugin.commit.clone();
+                if let Some(branch) = branch.clone() {
+                    log::debug!("checking out branch: {branch}");
+                    if current_git_head.is_none() {
+                        return Err(error!("unable to get the current git head"));
+                    }
+                    let updated_status =
+                        git_upgrade_with_branch(repo.url().path_string.as_str(), &branch, verbose)
+                            .await?;
+                    log::debug!("updated status: {:?}", updated_status);
+
+                    let repository = git2::Repository::open(repo.url().path_string.as_str())
+                        .map_err(|err| error!("{}", err.message()))?;
+
+                    // get commit id after the checkout
+                    let commit = commit_id!(repository);
+                    log::debug!("commit id after the checkout: {commit}");
+                    plugin.commit = Some(commit);
+                }
+
                 // old_root_path is the path where the plugin is cloned and currently stored
                 // eg. ~/.coffee/repositories/<repo_name>/<plugin_name>
                 let old_root_path = plugin.root_path.clone();
@@ -291,7 +316,7 @@ impl PluginManager for CoffeeManager {
                         if !try_dynamic {
                             // mark the plugin enabled
                             plugin.enabled = Some(true);
-                            self.config.plugins.push(plugin);
+                            self.config.plugins.push(plugin.clone());
                             log::debug!("path coffee conf: {}", self.coffee_cln_config.path);
                             self.coffee_cln_config
                                 .add_conf("plugin", &path.to_owned())
@@ -302,6 +327,23 @@ impl PluginManager for CoffeeManager {
                         } else {
                             self.start_plugin(&path).await?;
                         }
+
+                        if branch.is_some() {
+                            // we can safely unwrap here because we have checked it before
+                            let current_git_head = current_git_head.unwrap();
+                            log::debug!("checking out to git head: {current_git_head}");
+                            // rollback to the previous git head
+                            let updated_status = git_upgrade_with_git_head(
+                                repo.url().path_string.as_str(),
+                                &current_git_head,
+                                verbose,
+                            )
+                            .await?;
+                            log::debug!("updated status: {:?}", updated_status);
+
+                            plugin.commit = current_plugin_commit;
+                        }
+
                         return Ok(());
                     }
                     None => return Err(error!("exec path not found")),
@@ -360,7 +402,7 @@ impl PluginManager for CoffeeManager {
             UpgradeStatus::Updated(_, _) => {
                 for plugins in status.plugins_effected.iter() {
                     self.remove(plugins).await?;
-                    self.install(plugins, verbose, false).await?;
+                    self.install(plugins, verbose, false, None).await?;
                 }
             }
             _ => {}
diff --git a/coffee_core/src/lib.rs b/coffee_core/src/lib.rs
index d237d49b..ce1281e5 100644
--- a/coffee_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/coffee_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub use coffee_lib as lib;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum CoffeeOperation {
     /// Install(plugin name, verbose run, dynamic installation)
-    Install(String, bool, bool),
+    Install(String, bool, bool, Option<String>),
     /// List
     List,
     // Upgrade(name of the repository, verbose run)
diff --git a/coffee_github/src/lib.rs b/coffee_github/src/lib.rs
index 987ca5eb..e464d26e 100644
--- a/coffee_github/src/lib.rs
+++ b/coffee_github/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 pub mod repository;
 mod utils;
 
+pub use utils::{git_upgrade_with_branch, git_upgrade_with_git_head};
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::{path::Path, sync::Once};
diff --git a/coffee_github/src/repository.rs b/coffee_github/src/repository.rs
index be237e65..d4083ea1 100644
--- a/coffee_github/src/repository.rs
+++ b/coffee_github/src/repository.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use coffee_storage::model::repository::Kind;
 use coffee_storage::model::repository::Repository as StorageRepository;
 
 use crate::utils::clone_recursive_fix;
-use crate::utils::git_upgrade;
+use crate::utils::git_upgrade_with_branch;
 
 pub struct Github {
     /// the url of the repository to be able
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl Repository for Github {
             }
         }
         // pull the changes from the repository
-        let status = git_upgrade(&self.url.path_string, &self.branch, verbose).await?;
+        let status = git_upgrade_with_branch(&self.url.path_string, &self.branch, verbose).await?;
         self.git_head = Some(status.commit_id());
         self.last_activity = Some(status.date());
         Ok(CoffeeUpgrade {
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@ impl Repository for Github {
         None
     }
 
+    /// return the git head of the repository.
+    fn git_head(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.git_head.clone()
+    }
+
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
         self
     }
diff --git a/coffee_github/src/utils.rs b/coffee_github/src/utils.rs
index 269354a5..0d2ef2ec 100644
--- a/coffee_github/src/utils.rs
+++ b/coffee_github/src/utils.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub async fn clone_recursive_fix(repo: git2::Repository, url: &URL) -> Result<()
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub async fn git_upgrade(
+pub async fn git_upgrade_with_branch(
     path: &str,
     branch: &str,
     verbose: bool,
@@ -48,3 +48,27 @@ pub async fn git_upgrade(
         Ok(UpgradeStatus::Updated(upstream_commit, date))
     }
 }
+
+pub async fn git_upgrade_with_git_head(
+    path: &str,
+    git_head: &str,
+    verbose: bool,
+) -> Result<UpgradeStatus, CoffeeError> {
+    use tokio::process::Command;
+
+    let repo = git2::Repository::open(path).map_err(|err| error!("{}", err.message()))?;
+
+    let (local_commit, _) = get_repo_info!(repo);
+
+    let mut cmd = format!("git fetch origin\n");
+    cmd += &format!("git reset --hard {}", git_head);
+    sh!(path, cmd, verbose);
+
+    let (upstream_commit, date) = get_repo_info!(repo);
+
+    if local_commit == upstream_commit {
+        Ok(UpgradeStatus::UpToDate(upstream_commit, date))
+    } else {
+        Ok(UpgradeStatus::Updated(upstream_commit, date))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/coffee_httpd/src/httpd/server.rs b/coffee_httpd/src/httpd/server.rs
index dc429fd5..0644a6fa 100644
--- a/coffee_httpd/src/httpd/server.rs
+++ b/coffee_httpd/src/httpd/server.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async fn coffee_install(
     let try_dynamic = body.try_dynamic;
 
     let mut coffee = data.coffee.lock().await;
-    let result = coffee.install(plugin, false, try_dynamic).await;
+    let result = coffee.install(plugin, false, try_dynamic, None).await;
 
     handle_httpd_response!(result, "Plugin '{plugin}' installed successfully")
 }
diff --git a/coffee_lib/src/plugin_manager.rs b/coffee_lib/src/plugin_manager.rs
index 103b77e1..c8dcd997 100644
--- a/coffee_lib/src/plugin_manager.rs
+++ b/coffee_lib/src/plugin_manager.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub trait PluginManager {
         plugins: &str,
         verbose: bool,
         try_dynamic: bool,
+        branch: Option<String>,
     ) -> Result<(), CoffeeError>;
 
     // remove a plugin by name, return an error if some error happens.
diff --git a/coffee_lib/src/repository.rs b/coffee_lib/src/repository.rs
index dbb9bec7..bf247e04 100644
--- a/coffee_lib/src/repository.rs
+++ b/coffee_lib/src/repository.rs
@@ -40,5 +40,8 @@ pub trait Repository: Any {
     /// return the url of the repository.
     fn url(&self) -> URL;
 
+    /// return the git head of the repository.
+    fn git_head(&self) -> Option<String>;
+
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
 }
diff --git a/coffee_plugin/src/plugin/plugin_mod.rs b/coffee_plugin/src/plugin/plugin_mod.rs
index 4f3fa403..db8f117d 100644
--- a/coffee_plugin/src/plugin/plugin_mod.rs
+++ b/coffee_plugin/src/plugin/plugin_mod.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ fn coffee_install(plugin: &mut Plugin<State>, request: Value) -> Result<Value, P
     let rt = Runtime::new().unwrap();
 
     let request: InstallReq = serde_json::from_value(request)?;
-    rt.block_on(coffee.install(&request.name, false, true))
+    rt.block_on(coffee.install(&request.name, false, true, None))
         .map_err(from)?;
     Ok(json!({}))
 }
diff --git a/docs/docs-book/src/using-coffee.md b/docs/docs-book/src/using-coffee.md
index 4a7e0d4f..7f7720a1 100644
--- a/docs/docs-book/src/using-coffee.md
+++ b/docs/docs-book/src/using-coffee.md
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ To install a plugin statically, you simply need to run.
 coffee install <plugin_name>
 ```
 
+#### Specifying a branch for installation
+
+To install a plugin from a specific branch, you simply need to run.
+
+```bash
+coffee install <plugin_name> --branch <branch_name>
+```
+
 ### Removing a Plugin
 
 > ✅ Implemented
diff --git a/tests/src/coffee_integration_tests.rs b/tests/src/coffee_integration_tests.rs
index 126af133..c9f4bd16 100644
--- a/tests/src/coffee_integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/src/coffee_integration_tests.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub async fn init_coffee_test_add_remote() {
         .unwrap();
     manager
         .coffee()
-        .install("summary", true, true)
+        .install("summary", true, true, None)
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -167,13 +167,13 @@ pub async fn test_add_remove_plugins() {
     );
 
     // Install summary plugin
-    let result = manager.coffee().install("summary", true, false).await;
+    let result = manager.coffee().install("summary", true, false, None).await;
     assert!(result.is_ok(), "{:?}", result);
 
     // Install helpme plugin
     manager
         .coffee()
-        .install("helpme", true, false)
+        .install("helpme", true, false, None)
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ pub async fn test_errors_and_show() {
     );
 
     // Install summary plugin
-    let result = manager.coffee().install("summary", true, false).await;
+    let result = manager.coffee().install("summary", true, false, None).await;
     assert!(result.is_ok(), "{:?}", result);
 
     // Get the README file for a plugin that is not installed
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ pub async fn test_errors_and_show() {
     assert!(val.starts_with("# Helpme plugin"));
 
     // Install a plugin that is not in the repository
-    let result = manager.coffee().install("x", true, false).await;
+    let result = manager.coffee().install("x", true, false, None).await;
     assert!(result.is_err(), "{:?}", result);
 
     // Remove helpme plugin
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ pub async fn install_plugin_in_two_networks() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // This should install summary plugin for regtest network
     manager
         .coffee()
-        .install("summary", true, true)
+        .install("summary", true, true, None)
         .await
         .unwrap();
     // Ensure that summary is installed for regtest network
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ pub async fn install_plugin_in_two_networks() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // This should install summary plugin for testnet network
     manager
         .coffee()
-        .install("summary", true, true)
+        .install("summary", true, true, None)
         .await
         .unwrap();
     // Ensure that summary is installed for testnet network
@@ -428,13 +428,13 @@ pub async fn test_double_slash() {
         .unwrap();
 
     // Install summary plugin
-    let result = manager.coffee().install("summary", true, false).await;
+    let result = manager.coffee().install("summary", true, false, None).await;
     assert!(result.is_ok(), "{:?}", result);
 
     // Install helpme plugin
     manager
         .coffee()
-        .install("helpme", true, false)
+        .install("helpme", true, false, None)
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ pub async fn test_plugin_installation_path() {
     // Install summary plugin for regtest network
     manager
         .coffee()
-        .install("summary", true, false)
+        .install("summary", true, false, None)
         .await
         .unwrap();