diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 71e4f40..ec16b62 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ jobs:
       image: ${{ vars.CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
 
     steps:
+      - id: checkout-code
+        name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
+
       - id: download-updated-readme
         name: Download README
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
@@ -238,12 +244,6 @@ jobs:
           name: updated-readme
           path: .
 
-      - id: checkout-code
-        name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
-
       - id: configure-git
         name: Configure Git
         run: |