diff --git a/.github/workflows/README.md b/.github/workflows/README.md
index caaa06bc597d..aa38a7778f31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/README.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ git fetch origin main # This will fetch the full history of the main branch, plu
 # Good
 git fetch origin main --no-tags --depth=1 # This will just fetch the latest commit from main
 git fetch origin tag 1.0.0-0 --no-tags --depth=1 # This will fetch the latest commit from the 1.0.0-0 tag and create a local tag to match
-git fetch origin staging --no-tags --shallow-since="$(( $(date +%s) - 3600 ))" # This will fetch all commits made to the staging branch in the last hour
 git fetch origin tag 1.0.1-0 --no-tags --shallow-exclude=1.0.0-0 # This will fetch all commits from the 1.0.1-0 tag, except for those that are reachable from the 1.0.0-0 tag.
 ```
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cherryPick.yml b/.github/workflows/cherryPick.yml
index 1b794657cfd5..d4c17a734b1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cherryPick.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cherryPick.yml
@@ -43,12 +43,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.LARGE_SECRET_PASSPHRASE }}
 
+      - name: Get previous app version
+        id: getPreviousVersion
+        uses: Expensify/App/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion@main
+        with:
+          SEMVER_LEVEL: 'PATCH'
+
+      - name: Fetch history of relevant refs
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin main staging --no-tags --shallow-exclude ${{ steps.getPreviousVersion.outputs.PREVIOUS_VERSION }}
+
       - name: Get version bump commit
         id: getVersionBumpCommit
         run: |
-          # Find the commit for the version-bump
-          # This command fetches commits in the last hour on the main branch
-          git fetch origin main --no-tags --shallow-since="$(( $(date +%s) - 3600 ))"
           git switch main
           VERSION_BUMP_COMMIT="$(git log --format='%H' --author='OSBotify' --grep 'Update version to ${{ needs.createNewVersion.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}')"
           echo "VERSION_BUMP_SHA=$VERSION_BUMP_COMMIT" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -61,21 +68,6 @@ jobs:
           USER: ${{ github.actor }}
           PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.inputs.PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER }}
 
-      - name: Get previous app version
-        id: getPreviousVersion
-        uses: Expensify/App/.github/actions/javascript/getPreviousVersion@main
-        with:
-          SEMVER_LEVEL: 'PATCH'
-
-      - name: Fetch history of relevant refs
-        run: |
-          git fetch origin \
-            staging \
-            ${{ steps.getVersionBumpCommit.outputs.VERSION_BUMP_SHA }} \
-            ${{ steps.getCPMergeCommit.outputs.MERGE_COMMIT_SHA }} \
-            --no-tags \
-            --shallow-exclude ${{ steps.getPreviousVersion.outputs.PREVIOUS_VERSION }}
-
       - name: Cherry-pick the version-bump to staging
         run: |
           git switch staging
diff --git a/tests/unit/CIGitLogicTest.sh b/tests/unit/CIGitLogicTest.sh
index efcedfb06fca..1bb5c88d3427 100755
--- a/tests/unit/CIGitLogicTest.sh
+++ b/tests/unit/CIGitLogicTest.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function cherry_pick_pr {
   checkout_repo
   setup_git_as_osbotify
   PREVIOUS_PATCH_VERSION="$(node "$getPreviousVersion" "$(print_version)" "$SEMVER_LEVEL_PATCH")"
-  git fetch origin staging "$VERSION_BUMP_COMMIT" "$PR_MERGE_COMMIT" --no-tags --shallow-exclude="$PREVIOUS_PATCH_VERSION"
+  git fetch origin main staging --no-tags --shallow-exclude="$PREVIOUS_PATCH_VERSION"
 
   git switch staging
   git switch -c cherry-pick-staging