diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a9d71153a..89477df24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - run: echo "::set-output version=$(sh .github/workflows/version.sh)"
 
   build-featurebase: