diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 814aacdc5..56007e622 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }} # Explicitly checkout the triggering tag/ref
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4