diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ca8d2e5972..54d3c39a53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Use OCaml ${{ env.OCAML_DEFAULT_VERSION }}
         uses: ocaml/setup-ocaml@v2