Update only github dist URLs, refs #3985

src/Composer/Installer.php

@@ -968,10 +968,14 @@ class Installer
 
                 // update the dist and source URLs
                 $package->setSourceUrl($newPackage->getSourceUrl());
+                // only update dist url for github 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?://(api\.)?github\.com/}', $newPackage->getDistUrl())) {
                     $package->setDistUrl($newPackage->getDistUrl());
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
 
     private function aliasPlatformPackages(PlatformRepository $platformRepo, $aliases)
     {