diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ec534f6..69bcdfa4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,25 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning][semver].
 ### Fixed
 
 
+## [0.13.3] - 11/18/2021
+
+
+### Added
+
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update create local branch git command - remove checkout ([197])
+- Iterate throuh all urls when checking if a local repo is synced with remote ([197])
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+
+[197]: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/taf/pull/197
+
+
+
 ## [0.13.2] - 11/11/2021
 
 
@@ -582,7 +601,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning][semver].
 [keepachangelog]: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 [semver]: https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/taf/compare/v0.13.2...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/taf/compare/v0.13.3...HEAD
+[0.13.3]: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/taf/compare/v0.13.2...v0.13.3
 [0.13.2]: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/taf/compare/v0.13.1...v0.13.2
 [0.13.1]: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/taf/compare/v0.13.0...v0.13.1
 [0.13.0]: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/taf/compare/v0.12.0...v0.13.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 45e3c47c..46d1295e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 PACKAGE_NAME = "taf"
-VERSION = "0.13.2"
+VERSION = "0.13.3"
 AUTHOR = "Open Law Library"
 AUTHOR_EMAIL = "info@openlawlib.org"
 DESCRIPTION = "Implementation of archival authentication"
diff --git a/taf/git.py b/taf/git.py
index 8ff4678f..bd0c20ff 100644
--- a/taf/git.py
+++ b/taf/git.py
@@ -518,9 +518,7 @@ def create_local_branch(self, branch_name):
         to check out previously checked out branch
         """
         if not self.branch_exists(branch_name, include_remotes=False):
-            current_branch = self.get_current_branch()
-            self.checkout_branch(branch_name)
-            self.checkout_branch(current_branch)
+            self._git(f"branch {branch_name} {self.remotes[0]}/{branch_name}")
 
     def checkout_commit(self, commit):
         self._git(
@@ -852,23 +850,25 @@ def synced_with_remote(self, branch=None, url=None):
         """Checks if local branch is synced with its remote branch"""
         # check if the latest local commit matches
         # the latest remote commit on the specified branch
-        branch = branch or self.default_branch
-        if url is None:
-            if self.urls is not None and len(self.urls):
-                url = self.urls[0]
-            else:
-                url = self.get_remote_url()
-
-        tracking_branch = self.get_tracking_branch(branch, strip_remote=True)
-        if not tracking_branch:
-            return False
+        urls = (
+            [url]
+            if url is not None
+            else self.urls
+            if self.urls
+            else [self.get_remote_url()]
+        )
+        for url in urls:
+            branch = branch or self.default_branch
+            tracking_branch = self.get_tracking_branch(branch, strip_remote=True)
+            if not tracking_branch:
+                return False
 
-        try:
-            local_commit = self._git(f"rev-parse {branch}")
-        except GitError as e:
-            if "unknown revision or path not in the working tree" not in str(e):
-                raise e
-            local_commit = None
+            try:
+                local_commit = self._git(f"rev-parse {branch}")
+            except GitError as e:
+                if "unknown revision or path not in the working tree" not in str(e):
+                    raise e
+                local_commit = None
 
         remote_commit = self.get_last_remote_commit(url, tracking_branch)