@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
-          # Use current release tooling while archiving the requested tag below.
-          fetch-tags: true
+          ref: ${{ inputs.git-tag }}
 
       - name: Create Release Directory
         run: mkdir -p release
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
-          fetch-tags: true
+          ref: ${{ inputs.git-tag }}
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97  # v7.0.0
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python ci/tools/check_release_notes.py \
             --git-tag "${{ inputs.git-tag }}" \
-            --git-ref "${{ inputs.git-tag }}" \
             --component "${{ inputs.component }}" \
             --backport-git-tag "${{ inputs.backport-git-tag }}"