diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index acfe8de03..e0440bf6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛒 Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
       - name: Check out doc site
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/lkdev/workflows/_common.py b/lkdev/workflows/_common.py
index 3ef5d9482..2823a336d 100644
--- a/lkdev/workflows/_common.py
+++ b/lkdev/workflows/_common.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 PACKAGES = ["lenskit", "lenskit-funksvd", "lenskit-implicit"]
 
 
-def step_checkout(options: Any = None) -> GHStep:
+def step_checkout(options: Any = None, depth: int = 0) -> GHStep:
     return {
         "name": "🛒 Checkout",
         "uses": "actions/checkout@v4",
-        "with": {"fetch-depth": 0},
+        "with": {"fetch-depth": depth},
     }
diff --git a/lkdev/workflows/docs.py b/lkdev/workflows/docs.py
index ec345e19e..f2a435029 100644
--- a/lkdev/workflows/docs.py
+++ b/lkdev/workflows/docs.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def job_publish_docs():
         "needs": ["build"],
         "environment": "docs",
         "steps": [
-            step_checkout(),
+            step_checkout(depth=1),
             {
                 "name": "Check out doc site",
                 "uses": "actions/checkout@v4",