diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 60dc5a4cf..be1b4a83b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: master
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Switch to master
+        run: git checkout master
       - name: Install env.
         run: |
           python -m venv test_evadb
diff --git a/script/releasing/releaser.py b/script/releasing/releaser.py
index 069e42fce..9b5a2f017 100755
--- a/script/releasing/releaser.py
+++ b/script/releasing/releaser.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def release_version(current_version):
     run_command(f"git push origin release-{NEXT_RELEASE}")
 
 
-def get_commit_id_of_latest_release(release_index=0):
+def get_commit_id_of_latest_release():
     # Default to the latest release.
     import requests
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def get_commit_id_of_latest_release(release_index=0):
     response = requests.get(url)
     data = response.json()
 
-    latest_release = data[release_index]
+    latest_release = data[0]
     release_date = latest_release["created_at"]
 
     return release_date
@@ -416,9 +416,7 @@ def bump_up_version(next_version):
         publish_wheels(current_version_str_without_dev)
 
     if args.upload_assets:
-        # We assume that we run each command sequentially here. When a new release
-        # is made, the change log needs to be based on the second latest release.
-        release_date = get_commit_id_of_latest_release(release_index=1)
+        release_date = get_commit_id_of_latest_release()
         changelog = get_changelog(release_date)
         upload_assets(changelog, current_version_str_without_dev)
 
@@ -455,3 +453,4 @@ def bump_up_version(next_version):
 
         # BUMP UP VERSION
         bump_up_version(next_version)
+