diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a44875ff..7adb43b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         git config user.email "Ho-Ro@users.noreply.github.com"
         git config user.name "Ho-Ro"
+        git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags || true
+        git submodule update --init --recursive
         echo "git_describe=$(git describe)"
         echo "git_describe=$(git describe)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -104,6 +106,10 @@ jobs:
     # --- Clone the latest commit ---
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-tags: true
+        submodules: recursive
+        fetch-depth: 0
 
     # --- Config git and get the version from "git describe" ---
     - name: Config Git
@@ -190,6 +196,10 @@ jobs:
     # --- Clone the latest commit ---
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-tags: true
+        submodules: recursive
+        fetch-depth: 0
 
     # --- Config git and get the version from "git describe" ---
     - name: Config Git
@@ -260,6 +270,10 @@ jobs:
     # --- Clone the latest commit ---
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-tags: true
+        submodules: recursive
+        fetch-depth: 0
 
     # --- Config git and get the version from "git describe" ---
     - name: Config Git
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 370b0858..2565fb4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+2023-12-31 (3b12af2): prepare next release 3.4
 2023-12-31 (98959ab): prepare next release 3.4
 2023-12-31 (f986d63): prepare next release 3.4
 2023-12-29 (73de8e3): replace outdated CHANGELOG; small reformatting of MDSO model