diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ce3c1f9d..0ece1148 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def _get_vrs_submodule_info() -> tuple[str, str, int]:
         commit = subprocess.check_output(
             ["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"], cwd=vrs_path, text=True
         ).strip()
-        subprocess.run(["git", "fetch", "--tags"], cwd=vrs_path)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "fetch", "--all", "--tags"], cwd=vrs_path)
         tag = subprocess.check_output(
             ["git", "describe", "--tags", "--abbrev=0"], cwd=vrs_path, text=True
         ).strip()