diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index eaa4aa7fa1b56..eb98f1ef20609 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
         language: [ 'java' ]
 
     steps:
+      - name: Check out the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - name: Setup local maven cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with: