diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index c2eecfde8..fd76a0854 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ jobs:
       # have to fetch everything for git describe for --version
       with: 
         fetch-depth: 0        
+
+    - name: Check out tags
       run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index c3fd9f10d..4deecad66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
       # have to fetch everything for git describe for --version
       with: 
         fetch-depth: 0        
+
+    - name: Check out tags
       run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index ad36c2846..c0dd6f957 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ jobs:
       # have to fetch everything for git describe for --version
       with: 
         fetch-depth: 0        
+
+    - name: Check out tags
       run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 6aecaabe3..81259eec0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       # have to fetch everything for git describe for --version
       with: 
         fetch-depth: 0        
+
+    - name: Check out tags
       run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
 
     # things to be cached/restored: