diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index b3154d9..be4cdd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
+          # This is to guarantee that the most recent tag is fetched, which we
+          # need for updating the shorthand major version tag.
+          fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ github.sha }}
       - name: Publish release
         uses: MetaMask/action-publish-release@v3