diff --git a/scripts/build_site.sh b/scripts/build_site.sh
index f4468a020..ce7cc7cfb 100755
--- a/scripts/build_site.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_site.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ if [[ -n "$CI" || ! -d example/docs ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Checkout the changelog as of the last release
-git checkout $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0) -- CHANGELOG.md
+if [[ -n "$CI" ]]; then
+    git checkout $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0) -- CHANGELOG.md
+fi
 
 # Build the actual site, references the API docs
 node bin/typedoc --options site/typedoc.config.jsonc
diff --git a/site/typedoc.config.jsonc b/site/typedoc.config.jsonc
index f5ca494a5..429c343bc 100644
--- a/site/typedoc.config.jsonc
+++ b/site/typedoc.config.jsonc
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
         "API": "https://typedoc.org/api/index.html",
         "GitHub": "https://github.com/TypeStrong/typedoc",
     },
+    // The site doesn't need filters as it doesn't actually include code
+    "visibilityFilters": {},
 
     "validation": {
         "invalidLink": true,