diff --git a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git.php b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git.php
index ada9c982..b14a1bec 100644
--- a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git.php
+++ b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git.php
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ abstract public function createWebhook(string $owner, string $repositoryName, st
      */
     abstract public function createTag(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $tagName, string $target, string $message = ''): array;
 
+    /** Whether the archive url reaches a private repository on its own. */
+    public function supportsAuthenticatedArchiveUrl(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get a short-lived URL to download the repository archive.
      *
diff --git a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Bitbucket.php b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Bitbucket.php
index e380f579..9c3e90b8 100644
--- a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Bitbucket.php
+++ b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Bitbucket.php
@@ -1413,6 +1413,15 @@ private function authenticatedBitbucketUrl(): string
         return str_replace('://', '://' . $userinfo . '@', $this->bitbucketUrl);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The archive host answers a token in the url with a redirect to a login
+     * page. The git endpoint accepts the same token.
+     */
+    public function supportsAuthenticatedArchiveUrl(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @link https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/kb/how-to-download-repositories-using-the-api/
      *