diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
index 2430dc5f8..a84547580 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
       - "!yt_dlp/version.py"
       - "bundle/*.py"
       - "pyproject.toml"
+      - "Makefile"
+      - ".github/workflows/build.yml"
 concurrency:
   group: release-master
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
index 16d583846..f459a3a17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for new commits
         id: check_for_new_commits
         run: |
-          relevant_files=("yt_dlp/*.py" ':!yt_dlp/version.py' "bundle/*.py" "pyproject.toml")
+          relevant_files=(
+            "yt_dlp/*.py"
+            ':!yt_dlp/version.py'
+            "bundle/*.py"
+            "pyproject.toml"
+            "Makefile"
+            ".github/workflows/build.yml"
+          )
           echo "commit=$(git log --format=%H -1 --since="24 hours ago" -- "${relevant_files[@]}")" | tee "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1653add4f..eded11a13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"