diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fb5b3dd..09ccf63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
+      # actions/checkout rewrites the pushed tag as a lightweight ref to the
+      # commit; restore the annotated tag object before validating it.
+      - name: Restore annotated release tag
+        run: git fetch --force --no-tags origin "+refs/tags/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}:refs/tags/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin