diff --git a/version-lookup.sh b/version-lookup.sh
index 71b794a..cd1b075 100755
--- a/version-lookup.sh
+++ b/version-lookup.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fi
 
 # Skip if testing, otherwise pull tags
 if [[ -z "${BATS_VERSION:-}" ]] ; then
-    git fetch --quiet origin 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'
+    git fetch --quiet --force origin 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'
 fi
 
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