diff --git a/.github/workflows/cffcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/cffcheck.yml
index b3f5369cfe9..9bcbfc1b874 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cffcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cffcheck.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out a copy of the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Check validity of CITATION.cff
         uses: citation-file-format/cffconvert-github-action@2.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-conda.yml
index 4b78d316adb..08efa7556a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-conda.yml
@@ -30,14 +30,11 @@ jobs:
             os: macOS
 
     steps:
-    # We check out only a limited depth and then pull tags to save time
     - name: Checkout source
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 100
-
-    - name: Get tags
-      run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+        fetch-depth: 150
+        fetch-tags: true
 
     - name: Install from Conda
       uses: ./.github/actions/install-conda
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index df3fdc7bc4d..e344c65fd43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -41,14 +41,11 @@ jobs:
       doc-version: ${{ steps.build-docs.outputs.doc-version }}
 
     steps:
-    # We check out only a limited depth and then pull tags to save time
     - name: Checkout source
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 100
-
-    - name: Get tags
-      run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+        fetch-depth: 150
+        fetch-tags: true
 
     - name: Install using PyPI
       uses: ./.github/actions/install-pypi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d7a64f45c7f..e766ba358b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: 10
-
-    - name: Get tags
-      run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+        fetch-tags: true
 
     - name: Set up Python
       id: setup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-conda.yml
index 4d0de3e9d4f..27190048c31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-conda.yml
@@ -32,14 +32,11 @@ jobs:
         os: [macOS, Windows]
 
     steps:
-    # We check out only a limited depth and then pull tags to save time
     - name: Checkout source
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 100
-
-    - name: Get tags
-      run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+        fetch-depth: 150
+        fetch-tags: true
 
     - name: Install from Conda
       uses: ./.github/actions/install-conda
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-pypi.yml
index cca74b7590c..554463d7ba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-pypi.yml
@@ -37,14 +37,11 @@ jobs:
             no-extras: 'No Extras'
 
     steps:
-    # We check out only a limited depth and then pull tags to save time
     - name: Checkout source
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 100
-
-    - name: Get tags
-      run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+        fetch-depth: 150
+        fetch-tags: true
 
     - name: Generate minimum dependencies
       if: ${{ matrix.dep-versions == 'Minimum' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unstable-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/unstable-builds.yml
index 978500d8d1b..18c28878b8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unstable-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unstable-builds.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       result: ${{ steps.tests.outcome }}
     steps:
-    # We check out only a limited depth and then pull tags to save time
     - name: Checkout source
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 100
-
-    - name: Get tags
-      run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+        fetch-depth: 150
+        fetch-tags: true
 
     - name: Assemble test requirements
       run: |
@@ -59,14 +56,11 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       result: ${{ steps.build.outcome }}
     steps:
-    # We check out only a limited depth and then pull tags to save time
     - name: Checkout source
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 100
-
-    - name: Get tags
-      run: git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+        fetch-depth: 150
+        fetch-tags: true
 
     - name: Assemble doc requirements
       run: |