diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 52b7d8e9..4e3006b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         BRANCH_NAME="jrnl-${JRNL_VERSION}--${RANDOM}"
         git remote rename origin upstream
         git remote add origin "https://github.com/${BOT_REPO}.git"
-        git fetch --unshallow upstream
+        git fetch upstream
         git fetch origin
         git checkout -b $BRANCH_NAME
         git push -u origin $BRANCH_NAME