diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f34474c..078707e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: master
 
       - name: Setup Babashka
         uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@12.5
diff --git a/scripts/tasks.clj b/scripts/tasks.clj
index ed30060..fc1e040 100644
--- a/scripts/tasks.clj
+++ b/scripts/tasks.clj
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
   (util/sh dry-run? "git" "config" "--global" "user.name" user-name)
   (util/sh dry-run? "npm" "set" "git-tag-version" "false")
   (util/sh dry-run? "npm" "version" "patch")
-  (util/sh dry-run? "git" "pull")
   (util/sh dry-run? "git" "add" ".")
   (let [version (-> (util/sh false "node" "-p" "require('./package').version")
                     :out