diff --git a/tools/gitlab/build.yml b/tools/gitlab/build.yml
index 441582a99f3..8a5d5b40ac1 100644
--- a/tools/gitlab/build.yml
+++ b/tools/gitlab/build.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     - export CCACHE_COMPILERCHECK=content
     - export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:$PATH"
     - git config --global --add safe.directory $CI_PROJECT_DIR
+    - git fetch --tags
     - mkdir -p build32 build64
     - rm -fr .git/rebase-merge  # in case a previous CI run failed in git rebase