diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 7e9b3df..06665cc 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ pool:
   vmImage: ubuntu-latest
 
 steps:
+- checkout: self
+  clean: true
+  persistCredentials: true
+  displayName: 'Check out branch'
+
 - task: NodeTool@0
   inputs:
     versionSpec: '14.x'
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'npm install'
 
 - script: |
-    npm version patch -m 'Bump version to %s'
+    npm version patch -m 'Bump version to %s [skip ci]'
   displayName: 'npm bump version'
 
 - script: |