diff --git a/.github/workflows/licence.yml b/.github/workflows/licence.yml
index e331479..856f0e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/licence.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/licence.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ jobs:
   update-licence-year:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
+
       - uses: ./actions/licence
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}