diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6f194d3..df8e4a7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ release:
     # Install Gulp globally
     - npm install --global gulp-cli
     - gulp --version  # Verify Gulp is installed
+    - git config --global user.name "GitLab CI"
+    - git config --global user.email "ci@gitlab.com"
+    - git fetch --unshallow    # Ensure we fetch all history for the branch (not a shallow clone)
+    - git checkout master      # Switch to the master branch
+    - git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/master master  # Set the upstream to the master branch
   script:
     # Check if VERSION is provided
     - | 
@@ -69,11 +74,6 @@ release:
     # Update the system.json file with the release URL
     - |
       sed -i "s|\"download\":.*|\"download\": \"$RELEASE_URL\",|" system.json
-
-    # Commit the updated system.json and push it to master
-    - git config --global user.name "GitLab CI"
-    - git config --global user.email "ci@gitlab.com"
-    - git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/master master
     - git add system.json
     - git commit -m "Update system.json with release URL"
     - git push origin master