diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index f6e674f8c..64daeca59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.BOT_CPR_PAT }}
           fetch-depth: 2
 
+      - name: Fetch Target Branch
+        run: git fetch origin "${PR_TARGET}:${PR_TARGET}" --depth 1
+
       - name: Generate entry
         env:
           # Getting the title directly in the run script opens an injection vulnerability.
@@ -34,10 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           PR_BASE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
           PR_TARGET: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
         run: |
-          printf 'git status\n' && git status
-          printf 'git fetch origin "%s:%s" --depth 1\n' "$PR_TARGET" "$PR_TARGET" && git fetch origin "${PR_TARGET}:${PR_TARGET}" --depth 1
-          printf 'git status\n' && git status
-          printf 'git branch\n' && git branch
           ./scripts/dependabot-changelog.sh \
             --verbose \
             --pr "$PR_NUM" \