diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index da8d8925..9357abb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 🛒 Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: ⚙️ Setup - Python 🐍
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3f791fe7..1812b662 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ source = "versioningit"
 [tool.versioningit.format]
 # WORKAROUND: commits for actual production releases keep getting identified as dirty and/or with distance
 #  Delete this config when fixed. It should be the commented lines below each (i.e. the default formats)
+#distance = "{next_version}.dev{distance}+{vcs}{rev}"
 dirty = "{base_version}"
 #dirty = "{base_version}+d{build_date:%Y%m%d}"
 distance-dirty = "{base_version}"