diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 66bb9d34..c0a6beb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
 
+      # We need to checkout the repository in order for the "Create Sentry release" to work
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
       - name: Create Sentry release
         uses: getsentry/action-release@v1
         env: