diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bf87dcd..38505d7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
 members = [
-  "git-ref-format",
   "git-commit",
   "git-storage",
   "git-trailers",
diff --git a/git-storage/Cargo.toml b/git-storage/Cargo.toml
index 6af3f9f..11d1f49 100644
--- a/git-storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/git-storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ version = "0.16.1"
 default-features = false
 features = ["vendored-libgit2"]
 
-[dependencies.git-ref-format]
-path = "../git-ref-format"
-
 [dependencies.libgit2-sys]
 version = ">= 0.14.2"
 default-features = false
diff --git a/git-storage/src/backend/read.rs b/git-storage/src/backend/read.rs
index d1257ed..2148da8 100644
--- a/git-storage/src/backend/read.rs
+++ b/git-storage/src/backend/read.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use std::{fmt, path::Path};
 
-use git_ext::{error::is_not_found_err, Oid};
+use git_ext::{error::is_not_found_err, ref_format, Oid};
 use std_ext::result::ResultExt as _;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl<'a> refdb::Read for &'a Read {
 
     fn find_reference<Ref>(&self, reference: Ref) -> Result<Option<Reference>, Self::FindRef>
     where
-        Ref: AsRef<git_ref_format::RefStr>,
+        Ref: AsRef<ref_format::RefStr>,
     {
         let reference = self
             .raw
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl<'a> refdb::Read for &'a Read {
 
     fn find_references<Pat>(&self, reference: Pat) -> Result<Self::References, Self::FindRefs>
     where
-        Pat: AsRef<git_ref_format::refspec::PatternStr>,
+        Pat: AsRef<ref_format::refspec::PatternStr>,
     {
         Ok(References {
             inner: ReferencesGlob {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl<'a> refdb::Read for &'a Read {
 
     fn find_reference_oid<Ref>(&self, reference: Ref) -> Result<Option<Oid>, Self::FindRefOid>
     where
-        Ref: AsRef<git_ref_format::RefStr>,
+        Ref: AsRef<ref_format::RefStr>,
     {
         self.raw
             .refname_to_id(reference.as_ref().as_str())
diff --git a/git-storage/src/backend/write.rs b/git-storage/src/backend/write.rs
index 84e01c1..58f0910 100644
--- a/git-storage/src/backend/write.rs
+++ b/git-storage/src/backend/write.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ use std::path::Path;
 
 use either::Either;
 
-use git_ext::{error::is_not_found_err, Oid};
-use git_ref_format::{Qualified, RefStr, RefString};
+use git_ext::{
+    error::is_not_found_err,
+    ref_format::{self, Qualified, RefStr, RefString},
+    Oid,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     odb,
@@ -103,21 +106,21 @@ impl<'a> refdb::Read for &'a Write {
 
     fn find_reference<Ref>(&self, reference: Ref) -> Result<Option<Reference>, Self::FindRef>
     where
-        Ref: AsRef<git_ref_format::RefStr>,
+        Ref: AsRef<ref_format::RefStr>,
     {
         self.read_only().find_reference(reference)
     }
 
     fn find_references<Pat>(&self, reference: Pat) -> Result<Self::References, Self::FindRefs>
     where
-        Pat: AsRef<git_ref_format::refspec::PatternStr>,
+        Pat: AsRef<ref_format::refspec::PatternStr>,
     {
         self.read_only().find_references(reference)
     }
 
     fn find_reference_oid<Ref>(&self, reference: Ref) -> Result<Option<Oid>, Self::FindRefOid>
     where
-        Ref: AsRef<git_ref_format::RefStr>,
+        Ref: AsRef<ref_format::RefStr>,
     {
         self.read_only().find_reference_oid(reference)
     }
diff --git a/git-storage/src/glob.rs b/git-storage/src/glob.rs
index b58fcc5..afcf66a 100644
--- a/git-storage/src/glob.rs
+++ b/git-storage/src/glob.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use git_ref_format::refspec::PatternString;
+use git_ext::ref_format::refspec::PatternString;
 
 pub trait Pattern {
     fn matches<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> bool;
diff --git a/git-storage/src/odb/write.rs b/git-storage/src/odb/write.rs
index 1988f9a..1b053c0 100644
--- a/git-storage/src/odb/write.rs
+++ b/git-storage/src/odb/write.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
 use std::error::Error;
 
-use git_ext::Oid;
-use git_ref_format::RefStr;
+use git_ext::{ref_format::RefStr, Oid};
 
 use super::{Commit, Object, Read, Tree, TreeBuilder};
 
diff --git a/git-storage/src/refdb.rs b/git-storage/src/refdb.rs
index cdb01ec..86f45d3 100644
--- a/git-storage/src/refdb.rs
+++ b/git-storage/src/refdb.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
-use git_ext::Oid;
-use git_ref_format::RefString;
+use git_ext::{ref_format::RefString, Oid};
 
 pub mod iter;
 pub use iter::{References, ReferencesGlob};
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ pub mod error {
         #[error("reference name did contain valid UTF-8 bytes")]
         InvalidUtf8,
         #[error(transparent)]
-        RefString(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+        RefString(#[from] radicle_git_ext::ref_format::Error),
     }
 
     #[derive(Debug, Error)]
diff --git a/git-storage/src/refdb/read.rs b/git-storage/src/refdb/read.rs
index 698f65b..71e674a 100644
--- a/git-storage/src/refdb/read.rs
+++ b/git-storage/src/refdb/read.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 use std::error::Error;
 
-use git_ext::Oid;
-use git_ref_format::{refspec, RefStr};
+use git_ext::{
+    ref_format::{refspec, RefStr},
+    Oid,
+};
 
 use super::Reference;
 
diff --git a/git-storage/src/refdb/write.rs b/git-storage/src/refdb/write.rs
index adfd689..249b841 100644
--- a/git-storage/src/refdb/write.rs
+++ b/git-storage/src/refdb/write.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 use std::error::Error;
 
-use git_ext::Oid;
-use git_ref_format::{Qualified, RefString};
+use git_ext::{
+    ref_format::{Qualified, RefString},
+    Oid,
+};
 
 use super::read::Read;
 
diff --git a/git-storage/t/Cargo.toml b/git-storage/t/Cargo.toml
index 1ac59fb..6c775b6 100644
--- a/git-storage/t/Cargo.toml
+++ b/git-storage/t/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,10 +38,3 @@ features = ["v4"]
 [dev-dependencies.radicle-git-ext-test]
 path = "../../radicle-git-ext/t"
 features = ["test"]
-
-[dev-dependencies.git-ref-format]
-path = "../../git-ref-format"
-
-[dev-dependencies.git-ref-format-test]
-path = "../../git-ref-format/t"
-features = ["test"]
diff --git a/git-storage/t/src/properties/odb.rs b/git-storage/t/src/properties/odb.rs
index f33e5c4..73ccb33 100644
--- a/git-storage/t/src/properties/odb.rs
+++ b/git-storage/t/src/properties/odb.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
 use git2::ObjectType;
 
-use git_ref_format::RefString;
-use git_ref_format_test::gen::valid;
 use git_storage::{
     odb::{Read as _, Write as _},
     signature::UserInfo,
 };
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::RefString;
+use radicle_git_ext_test::git_ref_format::gen::valid;
 
 use proptest::prelude::*;
 
diff --git a/radicle-git-ext/Cargo.toml b/radicle-git-ext/Cargo.toml
index 26d909f..a9b91ef 100644
--- a/radicle-git-ext/Cargo.toml
+++ b/radicle-git-ext/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ features = ["vendored-libgit2"]
 
 [dependencies.git-ref-format]
 version = "0.2.0"
-path = "../git-ref-format"
+path = "./git-ref-format"
+features = ["macro", "serde", "minicbor"]
 
 [dependencies.serde]
 version = "1"
diff --git a/git-ref-format/Cargo.toml b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/Cargo.toml
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/CHANGELOG.md b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/CHANGELOG.md
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/CHANGELOG.md
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/Cargo.toml b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/Cargo.toml
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/cbor.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/cbor.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/cbor.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/cbor.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/check.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/check.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/check.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/check.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/deriv.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/deriv.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/deriv.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/deriv.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/lib.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/lib.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/lit.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/lit.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/lit.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/lit.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/name.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/name.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/name.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/name.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/name/iter.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/name/iter.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/name/iter.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/name/iter.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/refspec.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/refspec.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/refspec.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/refspec.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/refspec/iter.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/refspec/iter.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/refspec/iter.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/refspec/iter.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/core/src/serde.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/serde.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/core/src/serde.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/core/src/serde.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/macro/CHANGELOG.md b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/macro/CHANGELOG.md
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/macro/CHANGELOG.md
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/macro/CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/git-ref-format/macro/Cargo.toml b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/macro/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/macro/Cargo.toml
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/macro/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/git-ref-format/macro/src/lib.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/macro/src/lib.rs
similarity index 93%
rename from git-ref-format/macro/src/lib.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/macro/src/lib.rs
index f33d4f5..393bcd2 100644
--- a/git-ref-format/macro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn refname(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             let expand = quote! {
                 unsafe {
                     use ::std::mem::transmute;
-                    use ::git_ref_format::RefString;
+                    use ::radicle_git_ext::ref_format::RefString;
 
                     transmute::<_, RefString>(#safe.to_owned())
                 }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn qualified(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                     let expand = quote! {
                         unsafe {
                             use ::std::{borrow::Cow, mem::transmute};
-                            use ::git_ref_format::{Component, RefStr, RefString, Qualified};
+                            use ::radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{Component, RefStr, RefString, Qualified};
 
                             let inner: RefString = transmute(#safe.to_owned());
                             let cow: Cow<'static, RefStr> = Cow::Owned(inner);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub fn component(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                     let expand = quote! {
                         unsafe {
                             use ::std::{borrow::Cow, mem::transmute};
-                            use ::git_ref_format::{Component, RefStr, RefString};
+                            use ::radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{Component, RefStr, RefString};
 
                             let inner: RefString = transmute(#safe.to_owned());
                             let cow: Cow<'static, RefStr> = Cow::Owned(inner);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub fn pattern(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             let expand = quote! {
                 unsafe {
                     use ::std::mem::transmute;
-                    use ::git_ref_format::refspec::PatternString;
+                    use ::radicle_git_ext::ref_format::refspec::PatternString;
 
                     transmute::<_, PatternString>(#safe.to_owned())
                 }
diff --git a/git-ref-format/src/lib.rs b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/src/lib.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/t/Cargo.toml b/radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/t/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/t/Cargo.toml
rename to radicle-git-ext/git-ref-format/t/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/radicle-git-ext/src/lib.rs b/radicle-git-ext/src/lib.rs
index 0da1ed3..33db4a3 100644
--- a/radicle-git-ext/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-git-ext/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ pub use oid::*;
 pub use revwalk::*;
 pub use transport::*;
 pub use tree::Tree;
+
+pub use git_ref_format as ref_format;
diff --git a/git-ref-format/t/src/lib.rs b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format.rs
similarity index 67%
rename from git-ref-format/t/src/lib.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format.rs
index 48ad44e..aa4258a 100644
--- a/git-ref-format/t/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright © 2022 The Radicle Link Contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate assert_matches;
-
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test"))]
 pub mod gen;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
-mod properties;
+pub mod properties;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
-mod tests;
+pub mod tests;
diff --git a/git-ref-format/t/src/gen.rs b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/gen.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from git-ref-format/t/src/gen.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/gen.rs
diff --git a/git-ref-format/t/src/properties.rs b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/properties.rs
similarity index 83%
rename from git-ref-format/t/src/properties.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/properties.rs
index cc567da..f0a72ce 100644
--- a/git-ref-format/t/src/properties.rs
+++ b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/properties.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright © 2022 The Radicle Link Contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-use git_ref_format::{check_ref_format, Error, Options};
 use proptest::prelude::*;
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{check_ref_format, Error, Options};
 
-use crate::gen;
+use crate::git_ref_format::gen;
 
 mod name;
 mod pattern;
diff --git a/git-ref-format/t/src/properties/name.rs b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/properties/name.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from git-ref-format/t/src/properties/name.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/properties/name.rs
index 2a9b429..e0f954b 100644
--- a/git-ref-format/t/src/properties/name.rs
+++ b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/properties/name.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
-use git_ref_format::{name, refname, Error, RefStr, RefString};
 use proptest::prelude::*;
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{name, refname, Error, RefStr, RefString};
 use test_helpers::roundtrip;
 
-use crate::gen;
+use crate::git_ref_format::gen;
 
 proptest! {
     #[test]
diff --git a/git-ref-format/t/src/properties/pattern.rs b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/properties/pattern.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from git-ref-format/t/src/properties/pattern.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/properties/pattern.rs
index 6348af8..5ff8025 100644
--- a/git-ref-format/t/src/properties/pattern.rs
+++ b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/properties/pattern.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
-use git_ref_format::{refspec, Error};
 use proptest::prelude::*;
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{refspec, Error};
 use test_helpers::roundtrip;
 
-use crate::gen;
+use crate::git_ref_format::gen;
 
 proptest! {
     #[test]
diff --git a/git-ref-format/t/src/tests.rs b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/tests.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from git-ref-format/t/src/tests.rs
rename to radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/tests.rs
index fd777ab..69be5c8 100644
--- a/git-ref-format/t/src/tests.rs
+++ b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/git_ref_format/tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright © 2022 The Radicle Link Contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-use git_ref_format::{
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{
     component,
     name,
     qualified,
diff --git a/radicle-git-ext/t/src/lib.rs b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/lib.rs
index abfecf9..6ca842c 100644
--- a/radicle-git-ext/t/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-git-ext/t/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright © 2022 The Radicle Link Contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate assert_matches;
 
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test"))]
 pub mod gen;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod commit;
+
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "test"))]
+pub mod git_ref_format;
diff --git a/radicle-surf/Cargo.toml b/radicle-surf/Cargo.toml
index 4b008b5..22f327d 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/radicle-surf/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ version = "0.16.1"
 default-features = false
 features = ["vendored-libgit2"]
 
-[dependencies.git-ref-format]
-version = "0.2.0"
-path = "../git-ref-format"
-features = ["macro", "serde"]
-
 [dependencies.radicle-git-ext]
 version = "0.2.0"
 path = "../radicle-git-ext"
diff --git a/radicle-surf/src/branch.rs b/radicle-surf/src/branch.rs
index 10aca63..b419b09 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/src/branch.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/src/branch.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::{
     str::{self, FromStr},
 };
 
-use git_ref_format::{component, lit, Component, Qualified, RefStr, RefString};
+use git_ext::ref_format::{component, lit, Component, Qualified, RefStr, RefString};
 
 use crate::refs::refstr_join;
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ impl FromStr for Remote {
 }
 
 pub mod error {
-    use git_ref_format::RefString;
+    use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{self, RefString};
     use thiserror::Error;
 
     #[derive(Debug, Error)]
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ pub mod error {
         #[error("the refname '{0}' did not begin with 'refs/heads' or 'refs/remotes'")]
         NotQualified(String),
         #[error(transparent)]
-        RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+        RefFormat(#[from] ref_format::Error),
         #[error(transparent)]
         Utf8(#[from] std::str::Utf8Error),
     }
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ pub mod error {
         #[error("the refname '{0}' did not begin with 'refs/heads'")]
         NotQualified(String),
         #[error(transparent)]
-        RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+        RefFormat(#[from] ref_format::Error),
         #[error(transparent)]
         Utf8(#[from] std::str::Utf8Error),
     }
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub mod error {
         #[error("the refname '{0}' did not begin with 'refs/remotes'")]
         NotRemotes(RefString),
         #[error(transparent)]
-        RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+        RefFormat(#[from] ref_format::Error),
         #[error(transparent)]
         Utf8(#[from] std::str::Utf8Error),
     }
diff --git a/radicle-surf/src/error.rs b/radicle-surf/src/error.rs
index 7bd5954..5aef469 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/src/error.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/src/error.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error(transparent)]
     Namespace(#[from] namespace::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
-    RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+    RefFormat(#[from] git_ext::ref_format::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
     Revision(Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>),
     #[error(transparent)]
diff --git a/radicle-surf/src/glob.rs b/radicle-surf/src/glob.rs
index f06e36c..69bbbb7 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/src/glob.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/src/glob.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use git_ref_format::{
+use git_ext::ref_format::{
+    self,
     refname,
     refspec::{self, PatternString, QualifiedPattern},
     Qualified,
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ use crate::{Branch, Local, Namespace, Remote, Tag};
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum Error {
     #[error(transparent)]
-    RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+    RefFormat(#[from] ref_format::Error),
 }
 
 /// A collection of globs for a git reference type.
diff --git a/radicle-surf/src/lib.rs b/radicle-surf/src/lib.rs
index 8b3b5bd..675f812 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
 //!
 //! [serde]: https://crates.io/crates/serde
 
+extern crate radicle_git_ext as git_ext;
+
 /// Re-exports.
-pub use git_ref_format;
+pub use radicle_git_ext::ref_format;
 
 /// Represents an object id in Git. Re-exported from `radicle-git-ext`.
 pub type Oid = radicle_git_ext::Oid;
diff --git a/radicle-surf/src/namespace.rs b/radicle-surf/src/namespace.rs
index 3ced7d5..fe75b52 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/src/namespace.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/src/namespace.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ use std::{
     str::{self, FromStr},
 };
 
-use git_ref_format::{
+use git_ext::ref_format::{
+    self,
     refspec::{NamespacedPattern, PatternString, QualifiedPattern},
     Component,
     Namespaced,
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ use git_ref_format::{
     RefString,
 };
 use nonempty::NonEmpty;
-pub use radicle_git_ext::Oid;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("namespaces must not be empty")]
     EmptyNamespace,
     #[error(transparent)]
-    RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+    RefFormat(#[from] ref_format::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
     Utf8(#[from] str::Utf8Error),
 }
diff --git a/radicle-surf/src/refs.rs b/radicle-surf/src/refs.rs
index 2f9f9f8..2a11b6d 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/src/refs.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/src/refs.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::{
     convert::TryFrom as _,
 };
 
-use git_ref_format::{lit, name::Components, Component, Qualified, RefString};
+use git_ext::ref_format::{self, lit, name::Components, Component, Qualified, RefString};
 
 use crate::{tag, Branch, Namespace, Tag};
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Categories<'a> {
                     Some(res) => {
                         return Some(res.map_err(error::Category::from).and_then(|r| {
                             let name = std::str::from_utf8(r.name_bytes())?;
-                            let name = git_ref_format::RefStr::try_from_str(name)?;
+                            let name = ref_format::RefStr::try_from_str(name)?;
                             let name = name.qualified().ok_or_else(|| {
                                 error::Category::NotQualified(name.to_ref_string())
                             })?;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Categories<'a> {
 pub mod error {
     use std::str;
 
-    use git_ref_format::RefString;
+    use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{self, RefString};
     use thiserror::Error;
 
     use crate::{branch, tag};
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ pub mod error {
         #[error("the reference '{0}' was expected to be qualified, i.e. 'refs/<category>/<path>'")]
         NotQualified(RefString),
         #[error(transparent)]
-        RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+        RefFormat(#[from] ref_format::Error),
         #[error(transparent)]
         Utf8(#[from] str::Utf8Error),
     }
diff --git a/radicle-surf/src/repo.rs b/radicle-surf/src/repo.rs
index c6557a8..8a1fc37 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/src/repo.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/src/repo.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ use std::{
     str,
 };
 
-use git_ref_format::{refspec::QualifiedPattern, Qualified, RefStr, RefString};
-use radicle_git_ext::Oid;
+use git_ext::{
+    ref_format::{refspec::QualifiedPattern, Qualified, RefStr, RefString},
+    Oid,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     blob::{Blob, BlobRef},
diff --git a/radicle-surf/src/revision.rs b/radicle-surf/src/revision.rs
index 594f9f8..08826a6 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/src/revision.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/src/revision.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 
 use std::{convert::Infallible, str::FromStr};
 
-use git_ref_format::{Qualified, RefString};
-use radicle_git_ext::Oid;
+use git_ext::{
+    ref_format::{Qualified, RefString},
+    Oid,
+};
 
 use crate::{Branch, Commit, Error, Repository, Tag};
 
diff --git a/radicle-surf/src/tag.rs b/radicle-surf/src/tag.rs
index 1319933..fe2a6cb 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/src/tag.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/src/tag.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use std::{convert::TryFrom, str};
 
-use git_ref_format::{component, lit, Qualified, RefStr, RefString};
-use radicle_git_ext::Oid;
+use git_ext::{
+    ref_format::{component, lit, Qualified, RefStr, RefString},
+    Oid,
+};
 
 use crate::{refs::refstr_join, Author};
 
@@ -60,13 +62,13 @@ impl Tag {
 pub mod error {
     use std::str;
 
-    use git_ref_format::RefString;
+    use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{self, RefString};
     use thiserror::Error;
 
     #[derive(Debug, Error)]
     pub enum FromTag {
         #[error(transparent)]
-        RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+        RefFormat(#[from] ref_format::Error),
         #[error(transparent)]
         Utf8(#[from] str::Utf8Error),
     }
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ pub mod error {
         #[error("the refname '{0}' did not begin with 'refs/tags'")]
         NotTag(RefString),
         #[error(transparent)]
-        RefFormat(#[from] git_ref_format::Error),
+        RefFormat(#[from] ref_format::Error),
         #[error(transparent)]
         Utf8(#[from] str::Utf8Error),
     }
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/Cargo.toml b/radicle-surf/t/Cargo.toml
index 11c475b..81e88e7 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/Cargo.toml
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,17 +23,13 @@ version = "0.16.1"
 default-features = false
 features = ["vendored-libgit2"]
 
-[dev-dependencies.git-ref-format]
-path = "../../git-ref-format"
-features = ["macro"]
-
-[dev-dependencies.git-ref-format-test]
-path = "../../git-ref-format/t"
-features = ["test"]
-
 [dev-dependencies.radicle-git-ext]
 path = "../../radicle-git-ext"
 
+[dev-dependencies.radicle-git-ext-test]
+path = "../../radicle-git-ext/t"
+features = ["test"]
+
 [dev-dependencies.radicle-surf]
 path = ".."
 features = ["serde"]
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/branch.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/branch.rs
index f1feef2..ae4e62d 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/branch.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/branch.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-use git_ref_format::{RefStr, RefString};
-use git_ref_format_test::gen;
 use proptest::prelude::*;
-use test_helpers::roundtrip;
-
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{RefStr, RefString};
+use radicle_git_ext_test::git_ref_format::gen;
 use radicle_surf::Branch;
+use test_helpers::roundtrip;
 
 proptest! {
     #[test]
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/code_browsing.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/code_browsing.rs
index 2402f36..1d9885f 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/code_browsing.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/code_browsing.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use git_ref_format::refname;
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::refname;
 use radicle_surf::{
     fs::{self, Directory},
     Branch,
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/diff.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/diff.rs
index 910b94a..9922e0a 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/diff.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/diff.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use git_ref_format::refname;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
-use radicle_git_ext::Oid;
+use radicle_git_ext::{ref_format::refname, Oid};
 use radicle_surf::{
     diff::{
         Added,
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/file_system.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/file_system.rs
index d4885d2..99d0424 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/file_system.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/file_system.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! Unit tests for radicle_surf::file_system
 
 mod directory {
-    use git_ref_format::refname;
+    use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::refname;
     use radicle_surf::{
         fs::{self, Entry},
         Branch,
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/last_commit.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/last_commit.rs
index 835b956..2ab34a5 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/last_commit.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/last_commit.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::{path::PathBuf, str::FromStr};
 
-use git_ref_format::refname;
-use radicle_git_ext::Oid;
+use radicle_git_ext::{ref_format::refname, Oid};
 use radicle_surf::{Branch, Repository};
 
 use super::GIT_PLATINUM;
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/namespace.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/namespace.rs
index 0fb8969..6eefde1 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/namespace.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/namespace.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use git_ref_format::{name::component, refname, refspec};
 use pretty_assertions::{assert_eq, assert_ne};
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{name::component, refname, refspec};
 use radicle_surf::{Branch, Error, Glob, Repository};
 
 use super::GIT_PLATINUM;
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/reference.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/reference.rs
index c4dfcd4..6625feb 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/reference.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/reference.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use git_ref_format::refspec;
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::refspec;
 use radicle_surf::{Glob, Repository};
 
 use super::GIT_PLATINUM;
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/rev.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/rev.rs
index 37d0bd3..ff9799f 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/rev.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/rev.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-use git_ref_format::{name::component, refname};
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{name::component, refname};
 use radicle_surf::{Branch, Error, Oid, Repository};
 
 use super::GIT_PLATINUM;
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/source.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/source.rs
index 9d28e46..7bd4ab0 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/source.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/source.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use git_ref_format::refname;
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::refname;
 use radicle_surf::{Branch, Glob, Repository};
 use serde_json::json;
 
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/submodule.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/submodule.rs
index 5cfbbb7..f49abe1 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/submodule.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/submodule.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #[test]
 // An issue with submodules, see: https://github.com/radicle-dev/radicle-surf/issues/54
 fn test_submodule_failure() {
-    use git_ref_format::refname;
+    use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::refname;
     use radicle_surf::{Branch, Repository};
 
     let repo = Repository::discover(".").unwrap();
diff --git a/radicle-surf/t/src/threading.rs b/radicle-surf/t/src/threading.rs
index 0b39dfc..47cca48 100644
--- a/radicle-surf/t/src/threading.rs
+++ b/radicle-surf/t/src/threading.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard};
 
-use git_ref_format::{name::component, refname};
+use radicle_git_ext::ref_format::{name::component, refname};
 use radicle_surf::{Branch, Error, Glob, Repository};
 
 use super::GIT_PLATINUM;
diff --git a/test/Cargo.toml b/test/Cargo.toml
index 93fa18d..70c6cab 100644
--- a/test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ features = ["test"]
 path = "../radicle-git-ext/t"
 features = ["test"]
 
-[dev-dependencies.git-ref-format-test]
-path = "../git-ref-format/t"
-features = ["test"]
-
 [dev-dependencies.git-trailers-test]
 path = "../git-trailers/t"
 features = ["test"]
@@ -38,4 +34,3 @@ features = ["test"]
 [dev-dependencies.git-storage-test]
 path = "../git-storage/t"
 features = ["test"]
-