diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a3e9e203f..1e77b89cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Check out code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-tags: true  # Tags needed for correct version number in "check binary reproducibility" step
 
     - name: Set up JDK 17
       uses: actions/setup-java@v3