diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml
index 797679ba38..eddebb686a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: force-fetch the tag to work around actions/checkout#290
-        run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}
+        run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}:${{ github.ref }}
       - name: ensure the tag is signed
         run: git cat-file tag ${{ github.ref_name }} | grep -q -- '-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----'
       - name: set up jdk 17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yml
index d84bd15c2f..de07d75221 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: force-fetch the tag to work around actions/checkout#290
-        run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}
+        run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}:${{ github.ref }}
       - name: ensure the tag is signed
         run: git cat-file tag ${{ github.ref_name }} | grep -q -- '-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----'
       - name: setup rust
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-swift.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-swift.yml
index 5d88ee3b40..7d0afcc983 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-swift.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-swift.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           xcode-version: '14.3.1'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: force-fetch the tag to work around actions/checkout#290
-        run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}
+        run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}:${{ github.ref }}
       - name: ensure the tag is signed
         run: git cat-file tag ${{ github.ref_name }} | grep -q -- '-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----'
       - name: "setup rust"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-wasm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-wasm.yml
index fba6fc5b00..f74c134968 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-wasm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-wasm.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: force-fetch the tag to work around actions/checkout#290
-        run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}
+        run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}:${{ github.ref }}
       - name: ensure the tag is signed
         run: git cat-file tag ${{ github.ref_name }} | grep -q -- '-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----'
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1