diff --git a/scripts/buildkite/release/release-candidate.sh b/scripts/buildkite/release/release-candidate.sh
index e4f8e639195..e8069b17ca0 100755
--- a/scripts/buildkite/release/release-candidate.sh
+++ b/scripts/buildkite/release/release-candidate.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ tag_cabal_ver() {
   tag_date "$1" | sed -e s/-0/-/g -e s/-/./g
 }
 
-git fetch --all
+git fetch --tags --force
 
 BASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)