diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3a607defdb2..d691b72488b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ jobs:
       - job
     if: "success() && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/auto' && github.repository == 'rust-lang-ci/rust'"
     steps:
+      - name: checkout the source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 2
       - name: publish toolstate
         run: src/ci/publish_toolstate.sh
         shell: bash
diff --git a/src/ci/github-actions/ci.yml b/src/ci/github-actions/ci.yml
index a96170089f0..95d2225a6b1 100644
--- a/src/ci/github-actions/ci.yml
+++ b/src/ci/github-actions/ci.yml
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ jobs:
     if: "success() && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/auto' && github.repository == 'rust-lang-ci/rust'"
     <<: *base-outcome-job
     steps:
+      - name: checkout the source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 2
       - name: publish toolstate
         run: src/ci/publish_toolstate.sh
         shell: bash