diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1560482..be3cf41 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ The release protocol can be briefly described as follows:
    version
 1. Commit the change and git push to upstream `main`.
    Include "REL" in your commit message.
-1. Then, make an annotated tag, for example for the version `1.2.3`:
-   `git tag -a -m "1.2.3" 1.2.3 upstream/main`
+1. Then, make an annotated tag, for example for the version `v1.2.3`:
+   `git tag -a -m "v1.2.3" v1.2.3 upstream/main`
    (This assumes that you have a git remote configured with the name "upstream" and
    pointing to https://github.com/bids-standard/pybv).
    **NOTE: Make sure you have your `main` branch up to date for this step!**
 1. `git push --follow-tags upstream`
 1. Make a [release on GitHub](https://help.github.com/en/articles/creating-releases),
-   using the git tag from the previous step (e.g., `1.2.3`).
+   using the git tag from the previous step (e.g., `v1.2.3`).
    Fill the tag name into the "Release title" field, and fill the "Description" field
    as you see fit.
 1. This will trigger a GitHub Action that will build the package and release it to PyPi.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cffconvert.yml b/.github/workflows/cffconvert.yml
index 3874878..f0968dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cffconvert.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cffconvert.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out a copy of the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Check whether the citation metadata from CITATION.cff is valid
         uses: citation-file-format/cffconvert-github-action@2.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 18d302d..5927800 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 316185c..cd21df0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ Here we list a changelog of pybv.
    :local:
    :depth: 1
 
+0.8.0 (unreleased)
+==================
+
+Changelog
+~~~~~~~~~
+- Nothing yet
+
 0.7.6 (2024-11-25)
 ==================