diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 009cecd0a..d9895cfdc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -36,14 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
-          #-- done manually in bash below, because https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/1467
-          #fetch-tags: true
-
-      - name: Setup variables -- changelog from tag annotation message
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        run: |
-          git fetch origin --deepen=1 +refs/tags/$TAG:refs/tags/$TAG
+          fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Install Qt
         uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v3