diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3c916b1ac..063df4d84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          # fetch the whole repot for `git describe` to
+          # work and get the nightly verion
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
           APTLY_USER: ${{ secrets.APTLY_USER }}
           APTLY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APTLY_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
-          bash upload-artifacts.sh nightly
+          ./upload-artifacts.sh nightly
 
       - name: Publish release to aptly
         if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
           APTLY_USER: ${{ secrets.APTLY_USER }}
           APTLY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APTLY_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
-          bash upload-artifacts.sh release
+          ./upload-artifacts.sh release
 
       - name: Upload artifacts to GitHub Release
         if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
diff --git a/upload-artifacts.sh b/upload-artifacts.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b1413e6d0..3a47db3f5
--- a/upload-artifacts.sh
+++ b/upload-artifacts.sh
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ aptly_password="$APTLY_PASSWORD"
 aptly_api="https://aptly-ops.aptly.info"
 version=`make version`
 
+echo "Publishing version '$version' to $1..."
+
 for file in $packages; do
     echo "Uploading $file..."
     curl -fsS -X POST -F "file=@$file" -u $aptly_user:$aptly_password ${aptly_api}/api/files/$folder
     echo
 done
 
-if [[ "$1" = "nightly" ]]; then
+if [ "$1" = "nightly" ]; then
     if echo "$version" | grep -vq "+"; then
        # skip nightly when on release tag
        exit 0
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ if [[ "$1" = "nightly" ]]; then
     echo
 fi
 
-if [[ "$1" = "release" ]]; then
+if [ "$1" = "release" ]; then
     aptly_repository=aptly-release
     aptly_snapshot=aptly-$version
     aptly_published=s3:repo.aptly.info:./squeeze