diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index b76f4dd2..6f32ec1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # fetch all git history
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v3