diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-hub-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-hub-develop.yml
index 63f66f65..38797b07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-hub-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-hub-develop.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Unshallow for git describe so we can create version.txt
+        run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
       - name: Prepare version file
         run: git describe > version.txt
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-hub-release.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-hub-release.yml
index a6016a66..69b5c111 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-hub-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-hub-release.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Get release tag
         run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Unshallow for git describe so we can create version.txt
+        run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
       - name: Prepare version file
         run: git describe > version.txt
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub