diff --git a/ci/azure/linux_script b/ci/azure/linux_script
index bf338ce22f..251c3bfaf1 100755
--- a/ci/azure/linux_script
+++ b/ci/azure/linux_script
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ PATH=$PWD/$WASMTIME:$PATH
 # Make the `zig version` number consistent.
 # This will affect the cmake command below.
 git config core.abbrev 9
+git fetch --unshallow || true
+git fetch --tags
 
 export CC=gcc-7
 export CXX=g++-7
diff --git a/ci/azure/macos_script b/ci/azure/macos_script
index cb14b7f119..b83f9c940b 100755
--- a/ci/azure/macos_script
+++ b/ci/azure/macos_script
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ cd $ZIGDIR
 # Make the `zig version` number consistent.
 # This will affect the cmake command below.
 git config core.abbrev 9
+git fetch --unshallow || true
+git fetch --tags
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
diff --git a/ci/azure/windows_msvc_script.bat b/ci/azure/windows_msvc_script.bat
index efc68e5d2d..cd5e3d5bca 100644
--- a/ci/azure/windows_msvc_script.bat
+++ b/ci/azure/windows_msvc_script.bat
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliar
 REM Make the `zig version` number consistent.
 REM This will affect the cmake command below.
 git.exe config core.abbrev 9
+git.exe fetch --unshallow
+git.exe fetch --tags
 
 mkdir %ZIGBUILDDIR%
 cd %ZIGBUILDDIR%
diff --git a/ci/drone/linux_script b/ci/drone/linux_script
index fdc1704fb7..422949e607 100755
--- a/ci/drone/linux_script
+++ b/ci/drone/linux_script
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pip3 install s3cmd
 # Make the `zig version` number consistent.
 # This will affect the cmake command below.
 git config core.abbrev 9
+git fetch --unshallow || true
+git fetch --tags
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
diff --git a/ci/srht/freebsd_script b/ci/srht/freebsd_script
index 02849da8de..337d715b7c 100755
--- a/ci/srht/freebsd_script
+++ b/ci/srht/freebsd_script
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ cd $ZIGDIR
 # Make the `zig version` number consistent.
 # This will affect the cmake command below.
 git config core.abbrev 9
+git fetch --unshallow || true
+git fetch --tags
 
 # SourceHut reports that it is a terminal that supports escape codes, but it
 # is a filthy liar. Here we tell Zig to not try to send any terminal escape