diff --git a/install-pip-dependencies.sh b/install-pip-dependencies.sh
index 53c5ea2..f192b34 100755
--- a/install-pip-dependencies.sh
+++ b/install-pip-dependencies.sh
@@ -37,8 +37,23 @@ if [[ $(mpicc --version) == "IBM XL"* ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+switch_requirements_to_ssh() {
+  input_file="$1"
+  output_file="$2"
+
+  # Read the input file
+  while IFS= read -r line; do
+    # Check if the line starts with "git+https://github"
+    if [[ $line == *editable\ git+https://github* ]]; then
+      # Replace "git+https://github" with "git+ssh://git@github"
+      modified_line=${line//git+https:\/\/github/git+ssh:\/\/git@github}
+      echo "$modified_line"
+    else
+      echo "$line"
+    fi
+  done < "$input_file" > "$output_file"
+}
 
-# Install the packages from the requirements file
 export MPI4PY_BUILD_CONFIGURE=1
 
 if [[ $(hostname) == tioga* || $(hostname) == odyssey || $(hostname) == tuolumne* ]]; then
@@ -47,4 +62,7 @@ if [[ $(hostname) == tioga* || $(hostname) == odyssey || $(hostname) == tuolumne
         pip install 'mpi4py>=4'
 fi
 
-pip install --src . -r "$requirements_file"
+# Update the requirements file to use ssh for git cloning
+switch_requirements_to_ssh $requirements_file ssh_requirements.txt
+# Install the packages from the new requirements file
+pip install --src . -r ssh_requirements.txt
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index e313249..3630e3b 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ if ! command -v mpicc &> /dev/null ;then
     exit 2
 fi
 
-
 if [[ $(hostname) == tioga* || $(hostname) == odyssey || $(hostname) == tuolumne* ]]; then
   if [[ -z $ROCM_PATH ]]; then
     # ROCM_PATH is needed below to install the AMD OpenCL ICD link
     echo "**** Error: No ROCM_PATH environment variable set."
-    echo "**** Please load the appropriate 'rocm' module."
+    echo "**** Please load the appropriate 'rocm' module for AMD platforms."
     exit 3
   else
     echo "==== Using system ROCM at $ROCM_PATH"
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ conda_env_file=""
 opt_modules=0
 
 # Switch mirgecom to use ssh URL
-opt_git_ssh=0
+opt_git_ssh=1
 
 # Skip cloning mirgecom
 opt_skip_clone=0
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 218e15f..c1f35e3 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -88,13 +88,11 @@ command -v rpm && echo "rpm -qa" && rpm -qa 2>/dev/null
 
 set -e
 
-
 echo
 echo "*** OS modules"
 
 command -v module && module --redirect list
 
-
 echo
 echo "*** Emirge git modules"