diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release/tag-when-pr-merged-from-branch-release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release/tag-when-pr-merged-from-branch-release.yaml
index 5d65fc5..bc45710 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release/tag-when-pr-merged-from-branch-release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release/tag-when-pr-merged-from-branch-release.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/')
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
+            -   name: check out repository
+                uses: https://github.com/actions/checkout@v4
             -   name: changie latest
                 id: changie_latest
                 uses: https://github.com/miniscruff/changie-action@v2