diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 52fa63c..99f4322 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       with:
+        # Build the tagged commit, not whichever ref the workflow was dispatched on.
+        ref: "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.release-tag }}"
         persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: 'install rust toolchain'