diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer.php b/src/Composer/Installer.php
index a61475f3c..667d60d96 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer.php
@@ -1023,7 +1023,9 @@ class Installer
                 $newPackage = $pool->literalToPackage($matches[0]);
 
                 // update the dist and source URLs
+                $package->setSourceType($newPackage->getSourceType());
                 $package->setSourceUrl($newPackage->getSourceUrl());
+                $package->setSourceReference($newPackage->getSourceReference());
                 // only update dist url for github/bitbucket dists as they use a combination of dist url + dist reference to install
                 // but for other urls this is ambiguous and could result in bad outcomes
                 if (preg_match('{^https?://(?:(?:www\.)?bitbucket\.org|(api\.)?github\.com)/}', $newPackage->getDistUrl())) {