diff --git a/scripts/vim.sh b/scripts/vim.sh
index c20e5a9..a13089a 100755
--- a/scripts/vim.sh
+++ b/scripts/vim.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ sudo apt-get build-dep -y vim
 mkdir -p /tmp/vim
 cd /tmp/vim
 rm -rf vim
-(date && hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ vim) 2>&1 |tee log
-cd vim
+# Old method of cloning
+#(date && hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ vim) 2>&1 |tee log
+# Checkout the latest non alpha or beta tag
+git clone https://github.com/vim/vim && cd vim && git checkout $(git tag|sort -n|grep -v '[ab]')
 ./configure --with-features=huge --enable-rubyinterp --enable-pythoninterp --enable-perlinterp --enable-gui=gtk2 --enable-cscope --prefix=/usr --enable-luainterp=dynamic | tee -a log
 make | tee -a log
 sudo make install | tee -a log