diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 027bf0a..82424a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           release-type: node
           package-name: ${{env.ACTION_NAME}}
           command: github-release
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: tag major and patch versions
         run: |
           git config user.name github-actions[bot]