3 files changed, 19 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/tools/release/01_bump_crate_versions.ts b/tools/release/01_bump_crate_versions.ts
index 70c92637e..c87be4591 100755
--- a/tools/release/01_bump_crate_versions.ts
+++ b/tools/release/01_bump_crate_versions.ts
@@ -78,17 +78,22 @@ async function getReleasesMdText() {
 }
 
 async function getGitLog() {
-  const lastVersion = semver.parse(originalCliVersion)!;
-  const lastVersionTag = `v${originalCliVersion}`;
+  const originalVersion = semver.parse(originalCliVersion)!;
+  const originalVersionTag = `v${originalCliVersion}`;
   // fetch the upstream tags
   await repo.gitFetchTags("upstream");
 
+  // make the repo unshallow so we can fetch the latest tag
+  if (await repo.gitIsShallow()) {
+    await repo.gitFetchUnshallow("origin");
+  }
+
   // this means we're on the patch release
   const latestTag = await repo.gitLatestTag();
-  if (latestTag === lastVersionTag) {
+  if (latestTag === originalVersionTag) {
     return await repo.getGitLogFromTags(
       "upstream",
-      lastVersionTag,
+      originalVersionTag,
       undefined,
     );
   } else {
@@ -96,8 +101,8 @@ async function getGitLog() {
     await repo.gitFetchHistory("upstream");
     const lastMinorHistory = await repo.getGitLogFromTags(
       "upstream",
-      `v${lastVersion.major}.${lastVersion.minor}.0`,
-      lastVersionTag,
+      `v${originalVersion.major}.${originalVersion.minor}.0`,
+      originalVersionTag,
     );
     const currentHistory = await repo.getGitLogFromTags(
       "upstream",
diff --git a/tools/release/04_create_release_tag.ts b/tools/release/04_create_release_tag.ts
index 1a770e6cd..8eaac2514 100755
--- a/tools/release/04_create_release_tag.ts
+++ b/tools/release/04_create_release_tag.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env -S deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run=cargo --no-check
+#!/usr/bin/env -S deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run=cargo,git --no-check
 // Copyright 2018-2022 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 import { DenoWorkspace } from "./deno_workspace.ts";
 
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ const cliCrate = workspace.getCliCrate();
 
 await repo.gitFetchTags("origin");
 const tags = await repo.getGitTags();
+const tagName = `v${cliCrate.version}`;
 
-if (tags.has(cliCrate.version)) {
-  console.log(`Tag ${cliCrate.version} already exists.`);
+if (tags.has(tagName)) {
+  console.log(`Tag ${tagName} already exists.`);
 } else {
-  await repo.gitTag(cliCrate.version);
-  await repo.gitPush(cliCrate.version);
+  await repo.gitTag(tagName);
+  await repo.gitPush(tagName);
 }
diff --git a/tools/release/deps.ts b/tools/release/deps.ts
index 9c23e509e..75cc872a1 100644
--- a/tools/release/deps.ts
+++ b/tools/release/deps.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2022 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-export * from "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/denoland/automation/0.9.0/mod.ts";
-export * from "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/denoland/automation/0.9.0/github_actions.ts";
+export * from "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/denoland/automation/0.9.2/mod.ts";
+export * from "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/denoland/automation/0.9.2/github_actions.ts";