diff --git a/external/Makefile b/external/Makefile
index 57a84e9..892b092 100644
--- a/external/Makefile
+++ b/external/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@
-lorax/branch-$(VERSION):
+lorax/branch-$(VERSION): $(if $(_RHEL),lorax/branch-rhel-$(VERSION),lorax/branch-fedora-$(VERSION))
 	git config advice.detachedHead false
 	cd lorax && git reset --hard HEAD && git checkout $(if $(_RHEL),rhel$(word 1,$(subst ., ,$(VERSION)))-branch,tags/$(shell cd lorax && git tag -l lorax-$(VERSION).* --sort=creatordate | grep -v 'lorax-40\.5\|lorax-41\.7-1' | tail -n 1))
 	touch lorax/branch-$(VERSION)
 
+lorax/branch-fedora-39:
+	git config advice.detachedHead false
+	cd lorax && git reset --hard HEAD && git checkout tags/lorax-39.5-1
+	touch lorax/branch-fedora-39
+
+lorax/branch-fedora-40:
+	git config advice.detachedHead false
+	cd lorax && git reset --hard HEAD && git checkout tags/lorax-40.9-1
+	touch lorax/branch-fedora-40
+
+lorax/branch-fedora-41:
+	git config advice.detachedHead false
+	cd lorax && git reset --hard HEAD && git checkout tags/lorax-41.1-1
+	touch lorax/branch-fedora-41
+
+lorax/branch-rhel-$(VERSION):
+	git config advice.detachedHead false
+	cd lorax && git reset --hard HEAD && git checkout rhel$(word 1,$(subst ., ,$(VERSION)))-branch
+	touch lorax/branch-fedora-$(VERSION)
+
 install-deps:
 # Used by external/fedora-lorax-templates/ostree-based-installer/lorax-embed-flatpaks.tmpl
 	$(install_pkg) flatpak dbus-daemon ostree