diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index aa7fa1fc..e501e35a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -82,14 +82,12 @@ jobs:
 
   # Increments to the next tag on master only, bumps version based on the recent commits
   new_tag:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') && github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: test
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
@@ -97,6 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get next version
         id: new_git_tag
         run: |
+          git fetch --tags
           go install github.com/caarlos0/svu@latest
           NEW_TAG=$(svu next --force-patch-increment)
           echo "Using the next tag of ${NEW_TAG} for this release"
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
 
   # Creates a new release page on GitHub when master changes
   create_release:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') && github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: new_tag
     steps:
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
   # In this Release section, we are re-building the binaries because eventually we can include the new git tag as their
   #   version string when saying 'colly --version'
   build_and_upload:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') && github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [test, new_tag, create_release]
     strategy:
@@ -164,8 +163,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with: