diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-release.yml
index 77fb68a..a86d704 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -94,12 +94,17 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
 
+      - name: Clone upstream for changelog
+        run: |
+          git clone --depth 50 --branch "${{ inputs.tag }}" \
+            https://github.com/EricLBuehler/mistral.rs.git upstream/
+
       - name: Generate changelog
         uses: https://git.lair.cafe/actions/rpm-changelog@v1
         with:
           spec: rpm/mistralrs.spec
           version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          repo-url: https://github.com/EricLBuehler/mistral.rs.git
+          source-dir: upstream/
 
       - name: Build RPM
         run: |