diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index 29f97a6..2876072 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: 0.1.0
+_commit: 0.1.1
 _src_path: .
 copyright_holder: Stephen Kent
 copyright_holder_email: smkent@smkent.net
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 480c28a..9082b6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
+      - name: 💾 Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: 🔽 Download artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4462a80..558a522 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+* Add repository checkout action to GitHub release creation job
+
 ## [0.1.1] - 2026-03-31
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/template/{% if project_visibility == 'public' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if enable_pypi %}release.yaml{% endif %}.jinja b/template/{% if project_visibility == 'public' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if enable_pypi %}release.yaml{% endif %}.jinja
index f6116c9..5059a4c 100644
--- a/template/{% if project_visibility == 'public' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if enable_pypi %}release.yaml{% endif %}.jinja	
+++ b/template/{% if project_visibility == 'public' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/{% if enable_pypi %}release.yaml{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
+      - name: 💾 Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: 🔽 Download artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with: