diff --git a/commands/create.js b/commands/create.js
index e30b56c..84cd893 100644
--- a/commands/create.js
+++ b/commands/create.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ export const description = "Generates projects using the Bandolier educational f
 
 export const options = [
   ["--repo", "repository to dupe and setup", BANDO_GIT],
-  ["--template", "templates directory to use for setups", "commands/templates"]
+  ["--template", "templates directory to use for setups", "commands/templates"],
+  ["--keep-git", "for patches and analysis, you can keep the original .git", false],
 ];
 
 export const argument = ["<target>", "name of the project directory (must not exist)"];
@@ -40,4 +41,11 @@ export const main = async (target, opts) => {
     copy(f_normal, copy_to); // we can add a template thing here
     log.debug(`${f_normal} ---> ${copy_to}`);
   }
+
+  // remove the .git directory
+  if(opts.keepGit) {
+    log.warn("Keeping the .git directory, so be sure to delete it if you want to do your own work.");
+  } else {
+    exec_i(`rm -rf ${path.join(target, ".git")}`);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 84d3a59..068073d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ljsthw-bandolier",
-  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ljsthw-bandolier",
-      "version": "0.1.2",
+      "version": "0.1.4",
       "license": "All Rights Reserved",
       "dependencies": {
         "commander": "^9.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dbf64b5..b72da5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ljsthw-bandolier",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Generates projects using the Bandolier educational framework.",
   "main": "bando.js",
   "bin": {