diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-git-tags-for-publishing.yml b/.github/workflows/create-git-tags-for-publishing.yml
index ae9159c..88a619b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-git-tags-for-publishing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-git-tags-for-publishing.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout the latest code
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: Create git tag for each package in the repo
         run: bash scripts/run-tag-release.sh