diff --git a/.github/workflows/PyNUTClient.yml b/.github/workflows/PyNUTClient.yml
index 3c51683f08..be4795406f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/PyNUTClient.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/PyNUTClient.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
+    - name: Fetch git tags
+      run: >-
+        set -x ;
+        git --version >&2 || true ;
+        git fetch --tags >&2
     - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
@@ -39,7 +44,6 @@ jobs:
       # so we need semicolons between commands!
       run: >-
         set -x ;
-        git --version >&2 || true ;
         TAG_NAME="$(echo $GITHUB_REF | cut -d / -f 3)" ;
         if [ x"$TAG_NAME" = xmaster ]; then
             {  TAG_NAME="$(git describe --tags --match 'v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]' --exclude '*-signed' --exclude '*rc*' --exclude '*alpha*' --exclude '*beta*')" \