diff --git a/repo_launcher b/repo_launcher
index a4eb43fde..c16282036 100755
--- a/repo_launcher
+++ b/repo_launcher
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ if not REPO_REV:
 BUG_URL = 'https://bugs.chromium.org/p/gerrit/issues/entry?template=Repo+tool+issue'
 
 # increment this whenever we make important changes to this script
-VERSION = (2, 29)
+VERSION = (2, 30)
 
 # increment this if the MAINTAINER_KEYS block is modified
 KEYRING_VERSION = (2, 3)
@@ -316,9 +316,10 @@ def InitParser(parser, gitc_init=False):
                    help='download the manifest as a static file '
                         'rather then create a git checkout of '
                         'the manifest repo')
-  group.add_option('--manifest-depth', type='int', default=1, metavar='DEPTH',
+  group.add_option('--manifest-depth', type='int', default=0, metavar='DEPTH',
                    help='create a shallow clone of the manifest repo with '
-                        'given depth; see git clone (default: %default)')
+                        'given depth (0 for full clone); see git clone '
+                        '(default: %default)')
 
   # Options that only affect manifest project, and not any of the projects
   # specified in the manifest itself.