diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0452fed7..e62bb55a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set commit environment
         run: echo "COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 ${{github.ref}})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Wait for builds & tests to finish
         uses: lewagon/wait-on-check-action@v0.2
         with: