diff --git a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_2.groovy b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_2.groovy
index c433c14..4d23cf1 100644
--- a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_2.groovy
+++ b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_2.groovy
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     // checkout the project
     // this is done automaticaly by the multibranch pipeline plugin
     // git url: "${url_prefix}/${project}"
-
+    
+    sh "git fetch --tags"
     sh "git fetch origin ${refspec}"
     if (GERRIT_PATCHSET_REVISION.size() > 0 ) {
         sh "git checkout -f ${revision}"