diff --git a/src/edown_doclet.erl b/src/edown_doclet.erl
index 8c9c3d5..baaf902 100644
--- a/src/edown_doclet.erl
+++ b/src/edown_doclet.erl
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ make_top_level_README(Data, Options) ->
             Dir = filename:dirname(Path),
             Filename = filename:basename(Path),
 	    make_top_level_README(Data, Dir, Filename, BaseHRef,
-                                  get_git_branch(), Options);
+                                  get_branch(Options), Options);
 	{Path, BaseHRef, Branch} ->
             Dir = filename:dirname(Path),
             Filename = filename:basename(Path),
@@ -165,10 +165,6 @@ make_top_level_README(Data, Options) ->
 target(Options) ->
     proplists:get_value(edown_target, Options, github).
 
-%% make_top_level_README(Data, Dir, F, BaseHRef) ->
-%%     Branch = get_git_branch(),
-%%     make_top_level_README(Data, Dir, F, BaseHRef, Branch).
-
 make_top_level_README(Data, Dir, F, BaseHRef, Branch, Options) ->
     Target = target(Options),
     Exp = [xmerl_lib:expand_element(D) || D <- Data],
@@ -229,6 +225,14 @@ do_redirect(Href, Prefix, Args) ->
 	    Prefix ++ Href ++ Args
     end.
 
+get_branch(Options) ->
+    case proplists:get_value(branch, Options) of
+	undefined ->
+	    get_git_branch();
+	Branch ->
+	    Branch
+    end.
+
 get_git_branch() ->
     case os:cmd("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD") of
 	"fatal:" ++ _ -> "master";  % sensible default