diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage-release.yml b/.github/workflows/stage-release.yml
index 86a379ee0dbef..c588f83447ab0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage-release.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: '0'
+          ref: 'trunk'
       - name: Extract version from branch name
         if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
         run: |