diff --git a/.github/workflows/schemas.yaml b/.github/workflows/schemas.yaml
index c9a22069b7..7a4003e584 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schemas.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schemas.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           sudo apt-get -qq update && \
-          sudo apt-get -qq install --no-install-recommends -y curl unzip
+          sudo apt-get -qq install --no-install-recommends -y curl unzip git
 
       - name: Setup Flux CLI
         uses: fluxcd/flux2/action@main
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ jobs:
           encodedString: ${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}
           fileName: kubeconfig
 
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: "${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}"
+
       - name: Download and run crd-extractor
         env:
           KUBECONFIG: "${{ steps.kubeconfig.outputs.filePath }}"