diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/source-release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/source-release.yml
index 466d6f0..680a5b2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/source-release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/source-release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,17 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
           submodules: recursive
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Fetch tags explicitly
+        run: |
+          git fetch --force --tags
+          echo "describe:"
+          git describe --tags --exact-match || true
+          echo "points-at-head:"
+          git tag --points-at HEAD || true
 
       - name: Update submodules explicitly
         run: |