diff --git a/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci.json b/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci.json
index 7bc7436..b31d2f9 100644
--- a/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci.json
+++ b/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci.json
@@ -274,6 +274,16 @@
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
+      "fetch",
+      "origin",
+      "h3ll0"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/fuchsia/integration",
+    "name": "git fetch"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
       "--no-pager",
       "tag",
       "--merged",
diff --git a/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_image_failure.json b/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_image_failure.json
index d13d386..97188ef 100644
--- a/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_image_failure.json
+++ b/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_image_failure.json
@@ -274,6 +274,16 @@
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
+      "fetch",
+      "origin",
+      "h3ll0"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/fuchsia/integration",
+    "name": "git fetch"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
       "--no-pager",
       "tag",
       "--merged",
diff --git a/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_new_upload.json b/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_new_upload.json
index fbad398..35b5595 100644
--- a/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_new_upload.json
+++ b/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_new_upload.json
@@ -274,6 +274,16 @@
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
+      "fetch",
+      "origin",
+      "h3ll0"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/fuchsia/integration",
+    "name": "git fetch"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
       "--no-pager",
       "tag",
       "--merged",
diff --git a/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_no_update_ref.json b/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_no_update_ref.json
index 11474f9..191949d 100644
--- a/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_no_update_ref.json
+++ b/recipes/sdk.expected/release_ci_no_update_ref.json
@@ -274,6 +274,16 @@
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
+      "fetch",
+      "origin",
+      "h3ll0"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/fuchsia/integration",
+    "name": "git fetch"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
       "--no-pager",
       "tag",
       "--merged",
diff --git a/recipes/sdk.py b/recipes/sdk.py
index 0da4db9..56a8a29 100644
--- a/recipes/sdk.py
+++ b/recipes/sdk.py
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@
         branch_head = api.git.get_remote_branch_head(
             api.sso.sso_to_https(remote), settings.branch
         )
+        with api.context(cwd=integration_repo):
+            api.git.fetch("origin", refspec=branch_head)
         if release_version in api.release.get_release_versions(
             ref=branch_head, repo_path=integration_repo
         ):