diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish-develop-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-publish-develop-pr.yml
index d49e539e35e..0b67d8ac3ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish-develop-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish-develop-pr.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ env.CHECKOUT_REF }}
-          fetch-depth: 1
+          # nightly builds require a full clone for goreleaser to work
+          fetch-depth: ${{ needs.image-tag.outputs.release-type == 'nightly' && 0 || 1 }}
 
       - name: Setup Github Token
         id: token