diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 7e0930a0..92267ff9 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ S3method(remote_package_name,bioc_git2r_remote)
 S3method(remote_package_name,bioc_xgit_remote)
 S3method(remote_package_name,bitbucket_remote)
 S3method(remote_package_name,cran_remote)
+S3method(remote_package_name,default)
 S3method(remote_package_name,git2r_remote)
 S3method(remote_package_name,github_remote)
 S3method(remote_package_name,gitlab_remote)
@@ -48,8 +49,10 @@ S3method(remote_package_name,svn_remote)
 S3method(remote_package_name,url_remote)
 S3method(remote_package_name,xgit_remote)
 S3method(remote_sha,bioc_git2r_remote)
+S3method(remote_sha,bioc_xgit_remote)
 S3method(remote_sha,bitbucket_remote)
 S3method(remote_sha,cran_remote)
+S3method(remote_sha,default)
 S3method(remote_sha,git2r_remote)
 S3method(remote_sha,github_remote)
 S3method(remote_sha,gitlab_remote)
diff --git a/R/install-bioc.R b/R/install-bioc.R
index 9923d6a5..bf71a855 100644
--- a/R/install-bioc.R
+++ b/R/install-bioc.R
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ remote_sha.bioc_git2r_remote <- function(remote, ...) {
   }, error = function(e) NA_character_)
 }
 
+#' @export
 remote_sha.bioc_xgit_remote <- function(remote, ...) {
   url <- paste0(remote$mirror, "/", remote$repo)
   ref <- remote$branch
diff --git a/R/install-remote.R b/R/install-remote.R
index b3e7b8ef..b5a2c439 100644
--- a/R/install-remote.R
+++ b/R/install-remote.R
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ remote_package_name <- function(remote, ...) UseMethod("remote_package_name")
 #' @export
 remote_sha <- function(remote, ...) UseMethod("remote_sha")
 
+#' @export
 remote_package_name.default <- function(remote, ...) remote$repo
+
+#' @export
 remote_sha.default <- function(remote, ...) NA_character_
 
 different_sha <- function(remote_sha, local_sha) {
diff --git a/inst/install-github.R b/inst/install-github.R
index 7eb0049a..a642288e 100644
--- a/inst/install-github.R
+++ b/inst/install-github.R
@@ -3021,6 +3021,7 @@ function(...) {
     }, error = function(e) NA_character_)
   }
   
+  #' @export
   remote_sha.bioc_xgit_remote <- function(remote, ...) {
     url <- paste0(remote$mirror, "/", remote$repo)
     ref <- remote$branch
@@ -4536,7 +4537,10 @@ function(...) {
   #' @export
   remote_sha <- function(remote, ...) UseMethod("remote_sha")
   
+  #' @export
   remote_package_name.default <- function(remote, ...) remote$repo
+  
+  #' @export
   remote_sha.default <- function(remote, ...) NA_character_
   
   different_sha <- function(remote_sha, local_sha) {
diff --git a/install-github.R b/install-github.R
index 7eb0049a..a642288e 100644
--- a/install-github.R
+++ b/install-github.R
@@ -3021,6 +3021,7 @@ function(...) {
     }, error = function(e) NA_character_)
   }
   
+  #' @export
   remote_sha.bioc_xgit_remote <- function(remote, ...) {
     url <- paste0(remote$mirror, "/", remote$repo)
     ref <- remote$branch
@@ -4536,7 +4537,10 @@ function(...) {
   #' @export
   remote_sha <- function(remote, ...) UseMethod("remote_sha")
   
+  #' @export
   remote_package_name.default <- function(remote, ...) remote$repo
+  
+  #' @export
   remote_sha.default <- function(remote, ...) NA_character_
   
   different_sha <- function(remote_sha, local_sha) {