diff --git a/.github/workflows/paper-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/paper-checks.yml
index 955f9a0..472679c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/paper-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/paper-checks.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ jobs:
           gh issue comment ${{ github.event.inputs.issue_id }} --body-file cloc-results.txt
       - name: List Git Authors
         run: |
+          git --version
           ls -la
-          git shortlog -sn .
-          git shortlog -sn . > git-authors.txt
+          git shortlog -sn 
+          git shortlog -sn > git-authors.txt
           echo -e "\`\`\`\nThe following historical commit information, by author, was found:\n\n$(cat git-authors.txt)\n\`\`\`" > git-authors.txt
           gh issue comment ${{ github.event.inputs.issue_id }} --body-file git-authors.txt