diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 53347f915ba..f1920fe8e90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ jobs:
   create_release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Create the release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}