diff --git a/cluster/platform/innoventions/harbor-credentials.yaml b/cluster/platform/innoventions/harbor-credentials.yaml
index 740ab03..65319e8 100644
--- a/cluster/platform/innoventions/harbor-credentials.yaml
+++ b/cluster/platform/innoventions/harbor-credentials.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ spec:
               }
             }
           }
+        config.json: |
+          {
+            "auths": {
+              "the-seas.local.mk-labs.cloud": {
+                "username": "{{ .tekton_username }}",
+                "password": "{{ .tekton_password }}",
+                "auth": "{{ printf "%s:%s" .tekton_username .tekton_password | b64enc }}"
+              }
+            }
+          }
   data:
     - secretKey: tekton_username
       remoteRef:
diff --git a/cluster/tekton/pipelineruns/test-app-build.yaml b/cluster/tekton/pipelineruns/test-app-build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f1fa05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster/tekton/pipelineruns/test-app-build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
+kind: PipelineRun
+metadata:
+  name: test-app-build-005
+  namespace: innoventions
+  labels:
+    app: test-app
+    pipeline: container-build
+  annotations:
+    description: "Test build of sample application to validate Harbor authentication"
+spec:
+  pipelineRef:
+    name: container-build
+  timeout: 30m
+  params:
+    - name: git-url
+      value: https://gitea.mk-labs.cloud/rblundon/homelab.git
+    - name: git-revision
+      value: main
+    - name: image-name
+      value: the-seas.local.mk-labs.cloud/library/test-app
+    - name: image-tag
+      value: v1.0.0
+    - name: dockerfile
+      value: ./test-app.Dockerfile
+    - name: context
+      value: ./
+  workspaces:
+    - name: shared-workspace
+      persistentVolumeClaim:
+        claimName: tekton-workspace
+    - name: docker-credentials
+      secret:
+        secretName: harbor-credentials
diff --git a/cluster/tekton/tasks/git-clone.yaml b/cluster/tekton/tasks/git-clone.yaml
index 33ee7c5..00b7f6e 100644
--- a/cluster/tekton/tasks/git-clone.yaml
+++ b/cluster/tekton/tasks/git-clone.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ spec:
     - name: gitInitImage
       description: The image providing the git-init binary that this Task runs.
       type: string
-      default: "gcr.io/tekton-releases/github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/cmd/git-init:v0.40.2"
+      default: "alpine/git:2.45.2"
     - name: userHome
       description: |
         Absolute path to the user's home directory. Set this explicitly if you are running the image as a non-root user or have overridden
@@ -157,15 +157,41 @@ spec:
         test -z "${PARAM_HTTPS_PROXY}" || export HTTPS_PROXY="${PARAM_HTTPS_PROXY}"
         test -z "${PARAM_NO_PROXY}" || export NO_PROXY="${PARAM_NO_PROXY}"
 
-        /ko-app/git-init \
-          -url="${PARAM_URL}" \
-          -revision="${PARAM_REVISION}" \
-          -refspec="${PARAM_REFSPEC}" \
-          -path="${CHECKOUT_DIR}" \
-          -sslVerify="${PARAM_SSL_VERIFY}" \
-          -submodules="${PARAM_SUBMODULES}" \
-          -depth="${PARAM_DEPTH}"
+        # Configure git
+        git config --global http.sslVerify "${PARAM_SSL_VERIFY}"
+        
+        # Clone the repository
+        if [ "${PARAM_DEPTH}" != "0" ]; then
+          DEPTH_ARG="--depth=${PARAM_DEPTH}"
+        else
+          DEPTH_ARG=""
+        fi
+
+        if [ "${PARAM_SUBDIRECTORY}" != "" ] ; then
+          CHECKOUT_DIR="${WORKSPACE_OUTPUT_PATH}/${PARAM_SUBDIRECTORY}"
+        else
+          CHECKOUT_DIR="${WORKSPACE_OUTPUT_PATH}"
+        fi
+
+        mkdir -p "${CHECKOUT_DIR}"
         cd "${CHECKOUT_DIR}"
+
+        # Clone with optional depth
+        git clone ${DEPTH_ARG} --no-checkout "${PARAM_URL}" .
+        
+        # Fetch refspec if provided
+        if [ -n "${PARAM_REFSPEC}" ]; then
+          git fetch origin "${PARAM_REFSPEC}"
+        fi
+
+        # Checkout the specified revision
+        git checkout "${PARAM_REVISION}"
+
+        # Update submodules if requested
+        if [ "${PARAM_SUBMODULES}" = "true" ] ; then
+          git submodule update --init --recursive ${DEPTH_ARG}
+        fi
+
         RESULT_SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
         EXIT_CODE="$?"
         if [ "${EXIT_CODE}" != 0 ] ; then
diff --git a/cluster/tekton/tasks/kaniko-build.yaml b/cluster/tekton/tasks/kaniko-build.yaml
index d8888b4..1b18b27 100644
--- a/cluster/tekton/tasks/kaniko-build.yaml
+++ b/cluster/tekton/tasks/kaniko-build.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
       default: []
     - name: BUILDER_IMAGE
       description: The image on which builds will run (default is v1.23.2)
-      default: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2@sha256:7f77bc1c6b96e5da7fdb56fb0dc1c16ba0f7fc8b5d1eeaa75fa5db39ec2f4a4d
+      default: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
   workspaces:
     - name: source
       description: Holds the context and Dockerfile