diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b7407ba..3209426 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: recursive
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        fetch-tags: true
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
         python-version: 3.12
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: recursive
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        fetch-tags: true
 
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
@@ -64,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Set up Conda
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
diff --git a/tests/test_binding.py b/tests/test_binding.py
index 0198010..aec265e 100644
--- a/tests/test_binding.py
+++ b/tests/test_binding.py
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ def test_cmake_static_compilation(csetstr: str):
         testprog = os.path.join(tmpdir, "test.cc")
         # SKBUILD_PROJECT_VERSION only includes major.minor.patch
         versionstr = ".".join(correctionlib.__version__.split(".")[:3])
-        if versionstr.startswith("0.1.dev1+"):
-            # band-aid for https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/249 in CI
-            versionstr = "0.1"
         with open(testprog, "w") as f:
             f.write(TESTPROG_SRC % (versionstr, csetstr))
         flags = (