diff --git a/code/lib/cli/package.json b/code/lib/cli/package.json
index 2698003509b5..4479c71c955b 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",
     "commander": "^6.2.1",
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
-    "degit": "^2.8.4",
     "detect-indent": "^6.1.0",
     "envinfo": "^7.7.3",
     "execa": "^5.0.0",
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@
     "find-up": "^5.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
     "get-port": "^5.1.1",
+    "giget": "^1.0.0",
     "globby": "^11.0.2",
     "jscodeshift": "^0.13.1",
     "leven": "^3.1.0",
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@storybook/client-api": "7.0.0-alpha.50",
     "@types/cross-spawn": "^6.0.2",
-    "@types/degit": "^2.8.3",
     "@types/prompts": "^2.0.9",
     "@types/puppeteer-core": "^2.1.0",
     "@types/semver": "^7.3.4",
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/generate.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/generate.ts
index cd07092f24f9..31ae5ab1e876 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/generate.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/generate.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ program
   .command('repro-next [filterValue]')
   .description('Create a reproduction from a set of possible templates')
   .option('-o --output <outDir>', 'Define an output directory')
-  .option('-b --branch <branch>', 'Define the branch to degit from', 'next')
+  .option('-b --branch <branch>', 'Define the branch to download from', 'next')
   .option('--no-init', 'Whether to download a template without an initialized Storybook', false)
   .action((filterValue, options) =>
     reproNext({ filterValue, ...options }).catch((e) => {
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/configs.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/configs.ts
index cf9f3b917706..3a2194c152be 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/configs.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/repro-generators/configs.ts
@@ -264,5 +264,5 @@ export const svelte: Parameters = {
   renderer: 'svelte',
   name: 'svelte',
   version: 'latest',
-  generator: 'npx degit sveltejs/template {{appName}}',
+  generator: 'npx giget github:sveltejs/template#master {{appName}}',
 };
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/repro-next.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/repro-next.ts
index 2c118507d068..d1a75a13ba6b 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/repro-next.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/repro-next.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import boxen from 'boxen';
 import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
-import degit from 'degit';
+import { downloadTemplate } from 'giget';
 
 import { existsSync } from 'fs-extra';
 import { allTemplates as TEMPLATES } from './repro-templates';
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@ export const reproNext = async ({
     try {
       const templateType = init ? 'after-storybook' : 'before-storybook';
       // Download the repro based on subfolder "after-storybook" and selected branch
-      await degit(
-        `storybookjs/repro-templates-temp/${selectedTemplate}/${templateType}#${branch}`,
+      await downloadTemplate(
+        `github:storybookjs/repro-templates-temp/${selectedTemplate}/${templateType}#${branch}`,
         {
           force: true,
+          dir: templateDestination,
         }
-      ).clone(templateDestination);
+      );
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error(`🚨 Failed to download repro template: ${err.message}`);
       throw err;
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index 31b6d5b54f40..3213706f17d2 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -6007,7 +6007,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@storybook/telemetry": 7.0.0-alpha.50
     "@storybook/types": 7.0.0-alpha.50
     "@types/cross-spawn": ^6.0.2
-    "@types/degit": ^2.8.3
     "@types/prompts": ^2.0.9
     "@types/puppeteer-core": ^2.1.0
     "@types/semver": ^7.3.4
@@ -6018,7 +6017,6 @@ __metadata:
     chalk: ^4.1.0
     commander: ^6.2.1
     cross-spawn: ^7.0.3
-    degit: ^2.8.4
     detect-indent: ^6.1.0
     envinfo: ^7.7.3
     execa: ^5.0.0
@@ -6026,6 +6024,7 @@ __metadata:
     find-up: ^5.0.0
     fs-extra: ^9.0.1
     get-port: ^5.1.1
+    giget: ^1.0.0
     globby: ^11.0.2
     jscodeshift: ^0.13.1
     leven: ^3.1.0
@@ -8114,13 +8113,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/degit@npm:^2.8.3":
-  version: 2.8.3
-  resolution: "@types/degit@npm:2.8.3"
-  checksum: 1693dc0033aa5aa5c339b76d570c462e3e0ff41e22a7cc2d0164276199ddbd6ed18813042868355bc5f60ee257c0b18bce904c193008685b790392454ec9fcbd
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/detect-port@npm:^1.3.2":
   version: 1.3.2
   resolution: "@types/detect-port@npm:1.3.2"
@@ -12825,7 +12817,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"colorette@npm:^2.0.10, colorette@npm:^2.0.16":
+"colorette@npm:^2.0.10, colorette@npm:^2.0.16, colorette@npm:^2.0.19":
   version: 2.0.19
   resolution: "colorette@npm:2.0.19"
   checksum: 2bcc9134095750fece6e88167011499b964b78bf0ea953469130ddb1dba3c8fe6c03debb0ae181e710e2be10900d117460f980483a7df4ba4a1bac3b182ecb64
@@ -14170,12 +14162,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"degit@npm:^2.8.4":
-  version: 2.8.4
-  resolution: "degit@npm:2.8.4"
-  bin:
-    degit: degit
-  checksum: 25ae9daf8010b450ffe8307c5ca903fe8bfaa8bb8622da12f81f2b6c3b1bb24e96fe3ab0b4ec4a1a19684f674b2158a8a3a2178c481882cc4991c7a0859ec40a
+"defu@npm:^6.1.1":
+  version: 6.1.1
+  resolution: "defu@npm:6.1.1"
+  checksum: ee442ce5289b3060a6cef85fdf6a29dbf2b9b6c39ac30a6ee5c8885671cd34214aae2ebb131fb071454122d3a3ce6d304931f53a732d98938ef396e12c04aa71
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -17975,6 +17965,23 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"giget@npm:^1.0.0":
+  version: 1.0.0
+  resolution: "giget@npm:1.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    colorette: ^2.0.19
+    defu: ^6.1.1
+    https-proxy-agent: ^5.0.1
+    mri: ^1.2.0
+    node-fetch-native: ^1.0.1
+    pathe: ^1.0.0
+    tar: ^6.1.12
+  bin:
+    giget: dist/cli.mjs
+  checksum: cacc0b531356bb8e494742856ee4df39bd90a1a733122e79606b0d4d1b7489532133fed7f92ccb6334478e66079534ef52e3c932e5d695a032b61b4e48c749b6
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "git-config-path@npm:^1.0.1":
   version: 1.0.1
   resolution: "git-config-path@npm:1.0.1"
@@ -24606,7 +24613,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"mri@npm:^1.1.0":
+"mri@npm:^1.1.0, mri@npm:^1.2.0":
   version: 1.2.0
   resolution: "mri@npm:1.2.0"
   checksum: a3d32379c2554cf7351db6237ddc18dc9e54e4214953f3da105b97dc3babe0deb3ffe99cf409b38ea47cc29f9430561ba6b53b24ab8f9ce97a4b50409e4a50e7
@@ -24969,6 +24976,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"node-fetch-native@npm:^1.0.1":
+  version: 1.0.1
+  resolution: "node-fetch-native@npm:1.0.1"
+  checksum: 27841116388ea5309037400de7fa1003712e974dc57a048f78e5fc659fa80095403f34051c069096a9bd705c7445876d88624121365847f617520325693d67c8
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "node-fetch-npm@npm:^2.0.2":
   version: 2.0.4
   resolution: "node-fetch-npm@npm:2.0.4"
@@ -26417,6 +26431,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"pathe@npm:^1.0.0":
+  version: 1.0.0
+  resolution: "pathe@npm:1.0.0"
+  checksum: ac075cc2cf401733e84b755920291614fb23f2b022a6c617b62f370f981980d3d2f73e5de51fb7363339ab769d35c80d3d20ae9c999e9d0b3b0c143b067f60cf
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "pause-stream@npm:0.0.11, pause-stream@npm:^0.0.11":
   version: 0.0.11
   resolution: "pause-stream@npm:0.0.11"
@@ -31972,7 +31993,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"tar@npm:^6.0.2, tar@npm:^6.1.0, tar@npm:^6.1.11, tar@npm:^6.1.2":
+"tar@npm:^6.0.2, tar@npm:^6.1.0, tar@npm:^6.1.11, tar@npm:^6.1.12, tar@npm:^6.1.2":
   version: 6.1.12
   resolution: "tar@npm:6.1.12"
   dependencies:
diff --git a/scripts/task.ts b/scripts/task.ts
index 6c293c19e5d2..9e237b7f6246 100644
--- a/scripts/task.ts
+++ b/scripts/task.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export const options = createOptions({
   },
   fromLocalRepro: {
     type: 'boolean',
-    description: 'Create the template from a local repro (rather than degitting it)?',
+    description: 'Create the template from a local repro (rather than downloading it)?',
     promptType: false,
   },
   dryRun: {