Output message before altering the source ref, fixes #851

src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php

@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ EOT
             }
         }
 
+        $io->write('<info>Installing ' . $package->getName() . ' (' . VersionParser::formatVersion($package, false) . ')</info>', true);
         if (0 === strpos($package->getPrettyVersion(), 'dev-') && in_array($package->getSourceType(), array('git', 'hg'))) {
             $package->setSourceReference(substr($package->getPrettyVersion(), 4));
         }
 
-        $io->write('<info>Installing ' . $package->getName() . ' (' . VersionParser::formatVersion($package, false) . ')</info>', true);
         $projectInstaller = new ProjectInstaller($directory, $dm);
         $projectInstaller->install(new InstalledFilesystemRepository(new JsonFile('php://memory')), $package);
         if ($package->getRepository() instanceof NotifiableRepositoryInterface) {