diff --git a/cmd/tools/fast/fast_job.v b/cmd/tools/fast/fast_job.v
index ec31fc2d22..42cab8a74d 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/fast/fast_job.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/fast/fast_job.v
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 	if !os.exists('website') {
 		println('cloning the website repo...')
-		os.system('git clone git@github.com:/vlang/website.git')
+		os.system('git clone --filter=blob:none git@github.com:/vlang/website.git')
 	}
 	for {
 		elog('------------------- Checking for updates ... -------------------')
diff --git a/cmd/tools/gen_vc.v b/cmd/tools/gen_vc.v
index d568cb8317..d3ccbb579a 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/gen_vc.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/gen_vc.v
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const (
 	// name
 	app_name             = 'gen_vc'
 	// version
-	app_version          = '0.1.2'
+	app_version          = '0.1.3'
 	// description
 	app_description      = "This tool regenerates V's bootstrap .c files every time the V master branch is updated."
 	// assume something went wrong if file size less than this
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ fn (mut gen_vc GenVC) generate() {
 	// delete repos
 	gen_vc.purge_repos()
 	// clone repos
-	gen_vc.cmd_exec('git clone --depth 1 https://${git_repo_v} ${git_repo_dir_v}')
-	gen_vc.cmd_exec('git clone --depth 1 https://${git_repo_vc} ${git_repo_dir_vc}')
+	gen_vc.cmd_exec('git clone --filter=blob:none https://${git_repo_v} ${git_repo_dir_v}')
+	gen_vc.cmd_exec('git clone --filter=blob:none https://${git_repo_vc} ${git_repo_dir_vc}')
 	// get output of git log -1 (last commit)
 	git_log_v := gen_vc.cmd_exec('git -C ${git_repo_dir_v} log -1 --format="commit %H%nDate: %ci%nDate Unix: %ct%nSubject: %s"')
 	git_log_vc := gen_vc.cmd_exec('git -C ${git_repo_dir_vc} log -1 --format="Commit %H%nDate: %ci%nDate Unix: %ct%nSubject: %s"')
diff --git a/cmd/tools/modules/vgit/vgit.v b/cmd/tools/modules/vgit/vgit.v
index 389da4851f..00603ff878 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/modules/vgit/vgit.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/modules/vgit/vgit.v
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn clone_or_pull(remote_git_url string, local_worktree_path string) {
 		scripting.run('git -C "${local_worktree_path}"  pull     --quiet ')
 	} else {
 		// Clone a fresh
-		scripting.run('git clone --quiet "${remote_git_url}"  "${local_worktree_path}" ')
+		scripting.run('git clone --filter=blob:none --quiet "${remote_git_url}"  "${local_worktree_path}" ')
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/tools/oldv.v b/cmd/tools/oldv.v
index 72ac4fb866..0b6f86b019 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/oldv.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/oldv.v
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import scripting
 import vgit
 
 const (
-	tool_version     = '0.0.3'
+	tool_version     = '0.0.4'
 	tool_description = '  Checkout an old V and compile it as it was on specific commit.
 |     This tool is useful, when you want to discover when something broke.
 |     It is also useful, when you just want to experiment with an older historic V.
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fn sync_cache() {
 		repofolder := os.join_path(cache_oldv_folder, reponame)
 		if !os.exists(repofolder) {
 			scripting.verbose_trace(@FN, 'cloning to ${repofolder}')
-			scripting.exec('git clone --quiet https://github.com/vlang/${reponame} ${repofolder}') or {
+			scripting.exec('git clone --filter=blob:none --quiet https://github.com/vlang/${reponame} ${repofolder}') or {
 				scripting.verbose_trace(@FN, '## error during clone: ${err}')
 				exit(1)
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/tools/performance_compare.v b/cmd/tools/performance_compare.v
index cec4f78b40..dfe432416e 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/performance_compare.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/performance_compare.v
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import scripting
 import vgit
 
 const (
-	tool_version     = '0.0.5'
+	tool_version     = '0.0.6'
 	tool_description = "  Compares V executable size and performance,
 |  between 2 commits from V's local git history.
 |  When only one commit is given, it is compared to master.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn (c Context) compare_versions() {
 	scripting.chdir(c.vgo.workdir)
 	scripting.run('rm -rf "${c.a}" "${c.b}" "${c.vc}" ')
 	// clone the VC source *just once per comparison*, and reuse it:
-	scripting.run('git clone --quiet "${c.vgo.vc_repo_url}" "${c.vc}" ')
+	scripting.run('git clone --filter=blob:none --quiet "${c.vgo.vc_repo_url}" "${c.vc}" ')
 	println('Comparing V performance of commit ${c.commit_before} (before) vs commit ${c.commit_after} (after) ...')
 	c.prepare_v(c.b, c.commit_before)
 	c.prepare_v(c.a, c.commit_after)
diff --git a/cmd/tools/translate.v b/cmd/tools/translate.v
index 99b5c81c60..1243c2cb58 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/translate.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/translate.v
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fn main() {
 		os.mkdir_all(vmodules)!
 		println('C2V is not installed. Cloning C2V to ${c2v_dir} ...')
 		os.chdir(vmodules)!
-		res := os.execute('git clone https://github.com/vlang/c2v')
+		res := os.execute('git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/vlang/c2v')
 		if res.exit_code != 0 {
 			eprintln('Failed to download C2V.')
 			exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vls.v b/cmd/tools/vls.v
index b654535bb3..8d85fd0c61 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vls.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vls.v
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ fn (upd VlsUpdater) compile_from_source() ! {
 
 	if !os.exists(vls_src_folder) {
 		upd.log('Cloning VLS repo...')
-		clone_result := os.execute('${git} clone https://github.com/vlang/vls ${vls_src_folder}')
+		clone_result := os.execute('${git} clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/vlang/vls ${vls_src_folder}')
 		if clone_result.exit_code != 0 {
 			return error('Failed to build VLS from source. Reason: ${clone_result.output}')
 		}
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 	fp.application('v ls')
 	fp.description('Installs, updates, and executes the V language server program')
-	fp.version('0.1')
+	fp.version('0.1.1')
 
 	// just to make sure whenever user wants to
 	// interact directly with the executable
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vsetup-freetype.v b/cmd/tools/vsetup-freetype.v
index e637498cd3..bdb93c9ce4 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vsetup-freetype.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vsetup-freetype.v
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn main() {
 		if os.is_dir(freetype_folder) {
 			println('Thirdparty "freetype" is already installed.')
 		} else {
-			s := os.execute('git clone --depth=1 ${freetype_repo_url} ${freetype_folder}')
+			s := os.execute('git clone --filter=blob:none ${freetype_repo_url} ${freetype_folder}')
 			if s.exit_code != 0 {
 				panic(s.output)
 			}