diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 864fb3e67..3cbdc028f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Fetch Tag
       id: fetchtag
       run: |
-        # git fetch -f --tags # actions/checkout@v3 lacks tag annotation
+        git fetch -f --tags # Fix actions/checkout messing up annotation of the fetched tag: actions/checkout#290
         echo "ISRELEASETAG=$(test tag == $(git cat-file -t $GITHUB_REF_NAME) && echo true || echo false)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "ISPRERELEASE=$(test tag != $(git cat-file -t $GITHUB_REF_NAME) && echo true || echo false)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         misc/version.sh