diff --git a/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md b/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md
index d8af235a1535d..6cdee1cc6302d 100644
--- a/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md
+++ b/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ you are checking):
 
 ```shell script
 VERSION=X.Y.Zrc1
+git fetch apache --tags
 git checkout ${VERSION}
 export AIRFLOW_REPO_ROOT=$(pwd)
 rm -rf dist/*