diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index b99ae9c1d..8c43133b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com
       - name: Merge master into release
-        run: git merge --no-edit ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          git merge --no-edit ${{ github.ref_name }}
       - name: Fetch latest release artifact
         id: latest
         env: