diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1afb913..323ce44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+        run: |
+          TAG="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+          HOST="${SERVER_URL#https://}"
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch "$TAG" "https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@${HOST}/${REPO}.git" .
 
       - name: Build payload
         env: