diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index d83bc9c4f..0d01ec703 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -120,13 +120,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@44c2b7a8a4ea60a981eaca3cf939b5f4305c123b # v4.1.5
         with:
-          fetch-tags: true
           ssh-key: ${{ secrets.POSTGREST_SSH_KEY }}
       - name: Tag latest commit
         run: |
           cabal_version="$(grep -oP '^version:\s*\K.*' postgrest.cabal)"
 
           if [[ "$cabal_version" == *.*.* ]]; then
+            git fetch --tags
+
             if [ -z "$(git tag --list "v$cabal_version")" ]; then
               git tag "v$cabal_version"
               git push origin "v$cabal_version"