diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deb-package.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deb-package.yml
index 44f7ac268..57ee24a71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deb-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deb-package.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Unshallow
-        run: |
-          git fetch --prune --unshallow
-          git describe --tags
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # Fetch the whole history for all tags and branches (required for aleph.__version__)
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - run: |
           cd packaging && make all-podman-debian-12 && cd ..
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Workaround github issue https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/7192
         run: sudo echo RESET grub-efi/install_devices | sudo debconf-communicate grub-pc