diff --git a/.changeset/few-plums-enjoy.md b/.changeset/few-plums-enjoy.md
index 4b0e232b3b..4e2ee0f719 100644
--- a/.changeset/few-plums-enjoy.md
+++ b/.changeset/few-plums-enjoy.md
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 '@backstage/backend-common': patch
 ---
 
-Updated Git to allow for bare clone
+Updated the Git class with the following:
+
+- Added `depth` and `noCheckout` options to Git clone, using these you can create a bare clone that includes just the git history
+- New `log` function which you can use to view the commit history of a git repo
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts
index abbafc375d..42ad152c05 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ describe('Git', () => {
         dir,
         singleBranch: true,
         depth: 1,
+        noCheckout: false,
         onProgress: expect.any(Function),
         headers: {
           'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
@@ -320,4 +321,21 @@ describe('Git', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('log', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const ref = 'as43bd7';
+
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+
+      await git.log({ dir, ref });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        ref,
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts
index 0d4e768eae..9f36cc9d5b 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class Git {
     return git.commit({ fs, dir, message, author, committer });
   }
 
-  // https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/clone
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/clone */
   async clone(options: {
     url: string;
     dir: string;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export class Git {
     });
   }
 
-  // https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/currentBranch
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/currentBranch */
   async currentBranch(options: {
     dir: string;
     fullName?: boolean;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class Git {
     >;
   }
 
-  // https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/fetch
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/fetch */
   async fetch(options: { dir: string; remote?: string }): Promise<void> {
     const { dir, remote = 'origin' } = options;
     this.config.logger?.info(
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class Git {
     });
   }
 
-  // https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/merge
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/merge */
   async merge(options: {
     dir: string;
     theirs: string;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class Git {
     });
   }
 
-  // https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/readCommit
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/readCommit */
   async readCommit(options: {
     dir: string;
     sha: string;
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ export class Git {
     return git.readCommit({ fs, dir, oid: sha });
   }
 
-  // https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/resolveRef
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/resolveRef */
   async resolveRef(options: { dir: string; ref: string }): Promise<string> {
     const { dir, ref } = options;
     return git.resolveRef({ fs, dir, ref });
   }
 
-  // https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/log
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/log */
   async log(options: {
     dir: string;
     ref?: string;