diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 868d485932..63f7324fac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-tags: "true"
 
       - name: Tar temporary artifacts
         run: tar --exclude='temp.tar' -cf temp.tar ./
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         run: tar -xf temp.tar && rm temp.tar && chown -R root:root .
 
       - name: Release wasp-cli
-        run: goreleaser --clean -f ./tools/wasp-cli/.goreleaser.yml
+        run: goreleaser --debug --clean -f ./tools/wasp-cli/.goreleaser.yml
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}