diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 60fb3d6ec5..d2c464ec8a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ version: 2.1
 
 orbs:
   go: circleci/go@1.7.1
+  git-shallow-clone: guitarrapc/git-shallow-clone@2.4.0
 
 executors:
   golang:
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     environment:
       GO111MODULE: 'on'
     steps:
-      - checkout
+      - git-shallow-clone/checkout
       - go/mod-download-cached
       - setup_remote_docker:
           version: 20.10.12
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       GOBIN: "/home/circleci/.go_workspace/go/bin"
       PROMU_VERSION: "0.5.0"
     steps:
-      - checkout
+      - git-shallow-clone/checkout
       - run: mkdir -p ${GOBIN}
       - run: curl -L "https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/v${PROMU_VERSION}/promu-${PROMU_VERSION}.$(go env GOOS)-$(go env GOARCH).tar.gz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xzf - -C ${GOBIN}
       - run: mv -f ${GOBIN}/promu "${GOBIN}/promu-v${PROMU_VERSION}"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
   publish_main:
     executor: golang
     steps:
-      - checkout
+      - git-shallow-clone/checkout
       - go/mod-download-cached
       - setup_remote_docker:
           version: 20.10.12
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
   publish_release:
     executor: golang
     steps:
-      - checkout
+      - git-shallow-clone/checkout
       - go/mod-download-cached
       - setup_remote_docker:
           version: 20.10.12