diff --git a/jenkins/public_tests_all.Jenkinsfile b/jenkins/public_tests_all.Jenkinsfile
index 1b1fac1613..29a9087026 100644
--- a/jenkins/public_tests_all.Jenkinsfile
+++ b/jenkins/public_tests_all.Jenkinsfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ node {
 
     stage('Checkout') {
         checkout scm;
+        sh 'git fetch --tags';
         def description = sh(script: "git log -1 --pretty=%B", returnStdout: true).trim();
         if (description.contains('ci') && description.contains('skip')) {
             currentBuild.result = 'SKIPPED'; // 'SUCCESS', 'SKIPPED'