diff --git a/.github/workflows/repo_policies.yml b/.github/workflows/repo_policies.yml
index 6a9f0d6..03eef62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repo_policies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repo_policies.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: current-repo # need to specify another path to avoid overwriting the first checkout
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          fetch-depth: 256
 
       - name: Python Setup
         uses: ./public-workflows/.github/workflows/python-setup