diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9db393d9f..f3a107384 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out pipeline code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up Nextflow
         uses: nf-core/setup-nextflow@v2