diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release-tagged.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release-tagged.yml
index aab1561..481f853 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release-tagged.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release-tagged.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ jobs:
     # https://stackoverflow.com/a/58869470/6850747
     # https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#setting-an-output-parameter
     steps:
+    # check out the repository, so that the .git folder exists for the deploy step
+    - name: Checkout repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
     - name: Check Tag
       id: check-tag
       run: |