diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 792827be2..400d0c614 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -97,17 +97,23 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # checks out all branches and tags, necessary for versioning /about endpoint
+
       - name: Dockerhub login
         uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
       - name: Deploy main
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         run: bash scripts/deploy_docker.sh staging
+
       - name: Deploy tag
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         run: bash scripts/deploy_docker.sh ${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+
       - name: Deploy Develop # unused
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
         run: bash scripts/deploy_docker_github.sh develop