diff --git a/ci/scripts/bootstrap_local_ci.sh b/ci/scripts/bootstrap_local_ci.sh
index f1ff55bb2..0a0462d43 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/bootstrap_local_ci.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/bootstrap_local_ci.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ cd mrc/
 git checkout ${GIT_BRANCH}
 git pull
 git checkout ${GIT_COMMIT}
+git fetch --tags
 
 export MRC_ROOT=$(pwd)
 export WORKSPACE=${MRC_ROOT}