diff --git a/action/get.go b/action/get.go
index b1c0a46..e27030b 100644
--- a/action/get.go
+++ b/action/get.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // Get fetches one or more dependencies and installs.
 //
 // This includes resolving dependency resolution and re-generating the lock file.
-func Get(names []string, installer *repo.Installer, insecure, skipRecursive bool) {
+func Get(names []string, installer *repo.Installer, insecure, skipRecursive, strip bool) {
 	base := gpath.Basepath()
 	EnsureGopath()
 	EnsureVendorDir()
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@
 	}
 
 	// VendoredCleanup
-	if installer.UpdateVendored {
+	// When stripping VCS happens this will happen as well. No need for double
+	// effort.
+	if installer.UpdateVendored && !strip {
 		repo.VendoredCleanup(confcopy)
 	}
 
@@ -77,6 +79,11 @@
 	} else {
 		msg.Warn("Skipping lockfile generation because full dependency tree is not being calculated")
 	}
+
+	if strip {
+		msg.Info("Removing version control data from vendor directory...")
+		gpath.StripVcs()
+	}
 }
 
 func writeLock(conf, confcopy *cfg.Config, base string) {
diff --git a/glide.go b/glide.go
index a1b6f64..23c4745 100644
--- a/glide.go
+++ b/glide.go
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@
 					Name:  "resolve-current",
 					Usage: "Resolve dependencies for only the current system rather than all build modes.",
 				},
+				cli.BoolFlag{
+					Name:  "strip-vcs, s",
+					Usage: "Removes version control metada (e.g, .git directory) from the vendor folder.",
+				},
 			},
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
 				if len(c.Args()) < 1 {
@@ -228,7 +232,7 @@
 				inst.ResolveAllFiles = c.Bool("all-dependencies")
 				packages := []string(c.Args())
 				insecure := c.Bool("insecure")
-				action.Get(packages, inst, insecure, c.Bool("no-recursive"))
+				action.Get(packages, inst, insecure, c.Bool("no-recursive"), c.Bool("strip-vcs"))
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -405,7 +409,7 @@
 					Usage: "Copy dependencies from the GOPATH if they exist there.",
 				},
 				cli.BoolFlag{
-					Name:  "strip-vcs",
+					Name:  "strip-vcs, s",
 					Usage: "Removes version control metada (e.g, .git directory) from the vendor folder.",
 				},
 			},
@@ -493,7 +497,7 @@
 					Usage: "Resolve dependencies for only the current system rather than all build modes.",
 				},
 				cli.BoolFlag{
-					Name:  "strip-vcs",
+					Name:  "strip-vcs, s",
 					Usage: "Removes version control metada (e.g, .git directory) from the vendor folder.",
 				},
 			},