diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 428ad1fe7..3a7dd6145 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: blacksmith
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .github/workflows/scripts/get_version.sh
+            .github/workflows/scripts/common.sh
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          fetch-tags: 1
       - run: git fetch origin 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'
       - run: chmod +x ./get_version.sh ./common.sh
         working-directory: ./.github/workflows/scripts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4df554e32..370a55654 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: blacksmith
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .github/workflows/scripts/get_version.sh
+            .github/workflows/scripts/common.sh
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          fetch-tags: 1
       - run: git fetch origin 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'
       - run: chmod +x ./get_version.sh ./common.sh
         working-directory: ./.github/workflows/scripts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/common.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/common.sh
index 6711d4940..3e28cbef2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/common.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -eo pipefail
 DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG="speckle/speckle-${SPECKLE_SERVER_PACKAGE}"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2068,SC2046
-LAST_RELEASE="$(git describe --always --tags $(git rev-list --tags) | grep -E '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$' | head -n 1)" # get the last release tag. FIXME: Fails if a commit is tagged with more than one tag: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8089002/git-describe-with-two-tags-on-the-same-commit/56039163#56039163
+LAST_RELEASE="$(git describe --always --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1) | grep -E '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$' | head -n 1)" # get the last release tag. FIXME: Fails if a commit is tagged with more than one tag: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8089002/git-describe-with-two-tags-on-the-same-commit/56039163#56039163
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 NEXT_RELEASE="$(echo "${LAST_RELEASE}" | awk -F. -v OFS=. '{$NF += 1 ; print}')"