diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6870afd..6b36cf0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ lint:
     - mkdir -p /go/src/gitlab.com/signald/signald-go
     - cp -r * /go/src/gitlab.com/signald/signald-go
   script:
-    - git checkout "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" || true
+    - (git checkout "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" && git pull)|| true
     - VERSION="$(git describe --abbrev=0 HEAD)-$(git rev-list $(git describe --abbrev=0 HEAD)..HEAD --count)-$(git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)"
     - echo "building ${VERSION}"
     - cd /go/src/gitlab.com/signald/signald-go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ lint:
     - apt-get update
     - apt-get install -y git-buildpackage dh-golang bash-completion golang-any golang-github-spf13-cobra-dev golang-github-spf13-viper-dev
     - apt-get install -y ./*.deb && rm -vf *.deb
-    - git checkout "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" || true
+    - (git checkout "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" && git pull)|| true
     - go run ./cmd/signaldctl doc -o man
     - go run ./cmd/signaldctl completion bash > debian/package.bash-completion
     - ls *.1 > debian/manpages
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ build:cross-compile:
     - mkdir -p /go/src/gitlab.com/signald/signald-go
     - cp -r * /go/src/gitlab.com/signald/signald-go
   script:
-    - git checkout "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" || true
+    - (git checkout "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" && git pull)|| true
     - VERSION="$(git describe --abbrev=0 HEAD)-$(git rev-list $(git describe --abbrev=0 HEAD)..HEAD --count)-$(git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)"
     - echo "building ${VERSION}"
     - cd /go/src/gitlab.com/signald/signald-go