diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 25d1a239..47a3b9d5 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -656,6 +656,10 @@
          ],
          "runs-on": "ubuntu-latest",
          "steps": [
+            {
+               "name": "Checkout the repository",
+               "uses": "actions/checkout@v4 "
+            },
             {
                "name": "Download release artifacts",
                "uses": "actions/download-artifact@v4",
diff --git a/tools/github_workflows/workflows_template.libsonnet b/tools/github_workflows/workflows_template.libsonnet
index c5c2dab7..fb9cb1ca 100644
--- a/tools/github_workflows/workflows_template.libsonnet
+++ b/tools/github_workflows/workflows_template.libsonnet
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@
       name: 'publish',
       needs: ['build_and_test'],
       steps: [
+        {
+          name: 'Checkout the repository',
+          uses: 'actions/checkout@v4 ',
+        },
         {
           name: 'Download release artifacts',
           uses: 'actions/download-artifact@v4',