diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml
index 0479482..65ae0d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yml
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
       - name: Tag major and minor versions in Git