diff --git a/.github/workflows/binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/binaries.yml
index b8ed4c794a34..d57c72a41b55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/binaries.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-tags: true
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
       - run: echo "(version $(git describe --always --dirty --abbrev=7))" >> dune-project
       - run: nix build ${{ matrix.installable }}