diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/git.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/git.dart
index 6578be63..c9372786 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/git.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/git.dart
@@ -87,6 +87,29 @@ class Git {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Run `git remote` at [directory].
+  // TODO(eseidel): add a generic `git` method for running arbitrary git
+  // commands and removing duplication between these methods.
+  Future<void> remote({
+    required String directory,
+    List<String>? args,
+  }) async {
+    final arguments = ['remote', ...?args];
+    final result = await process.run(
+      executable,
+      arguments,
+      workingDirectory: directory,
+    );
+    if (result.exitCode != 0) {
+      throw ProcessException(
+        executable,
+        arguments,
+        '${result.stderr}',
+        result.exitCode,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Iterate over all refs that match [pattern] and show them
   /// according to the given [format].
   Future<String> forEachRef({
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/shorebird_version.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/shorebird_version.dart
index 31c81495..3d725599 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/shorebird_version.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/shorebird_version.dart
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class ShorebirdVersion {
   ///
   /// Exits if HEAD isn't pointing to a branch, or there is no upstream.
   Future<String> fetchLatestGitHash() async {
+    // Dependabot pushed branches with the same name breaking all clients
+    // and requiring a prune to repair them.
+    await git.remote(directory: _workingDirectory, args: ['prune', 'origin']);
     // Fetch upstream branch's commits and tags
     await git.fetch(directory: _workingDirectory, args: ['--tags']);
     // Get the latest commit revision of the upstream
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/git_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/git_test.dart
index 359ae338..e2478945 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/git_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/git_test.dart
@@ -328,6 +328,58 @@ origin/flutter_release/3.10.6''';
       });
     });
 
+    group('remote', () {
+      const directory = './output';
+
+      test('executes correct command', () async {
+        await expectLater(
+          runWithOverrides(
+            () => git.remote(directory: directory),
+          ),
+          completes,
+        );
+        verify(
+          () => process.run(
+            'git',
+            ['remote'],
+            workingDirectory: directory,
+          ),
+        ).called(1);
+      });
+
+      test('executes correct command w/args', () async {
+        const args = ['prune', 'origin'];
+        await expectLater(
+          runWithOverrides(
+            () => git.remote(
+              directory: directory,
+              args: args,
+            ),
+          ),
+          completes,
+        );
+        verify(
+          () => process.run(
+            'git',
+            ['remote', ...args],
+            workingDirectory: directory,
+          ),
+        ).called(1);
+      });
+
+      test('throws ProcessException if process exits with error', () async {
+        const error = 'oops';
+        when(() => processResult.exitCode).thenReturn(ExitCode.software.code);
+        when(() => processResult.stderr).thenReturn(error);
+        expect(
+          () => runWithOverrides(() => git.remote(directory: directory)),
+          throwsA(
+            isA<ProcessException>().having((e) => e.message, 'message', error),
+          ),
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
     group('revParse', () {
       const directory = './output';
       const revision = 'revision';
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/shorebird_version_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/shorebird_version_test.dart
index 02ef8f2b..a101340e 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/shorebird_version_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/shorebird_version_test.dart
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ void main() {
           args: any(named: 'args'),
         ),
       ).thenAnswer((_) async => {});
+      when(
+        () => git.remote(
+          directory: any(named: 'directory'),
+          args: any(named: 'args'),
+        ),
+      ).thenAnswer((_) async => {});
       when(
         () => git.revParse(
           revision: any(named: 'revision'),