diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 2a13fb4765..886ddee350 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: Fetch tags (for git describe)
-        run: git fetch --no-recurse-submodules --force --depth=1 origin '+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'
+      - name: Fetch latest tag (for git describe)
+        run: |
+          latest_tag=$(git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/v*' | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}')
+          if [ -n "$latest_tag" ]; then
+            git fetch --no-recurse-submodules --force --depth=1 origin "+${latest_tag}:${latest_tag}"
+          fi
 
       - name: Install pixi
         run: |
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index d6d7a19dd2..1904aff212 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: Fetch tags
-        run: git fetch --tags --force --no-recurse-submodules origin
+      - name: Fetch latest tag (for git describe)
+        run: |
+          latest_tag=$(git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/v*' | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}')
+          if [ -n "$latest_tag" ]; then
+            git fetch --no-recurse-submodules --force --depth=1 origin "+${latest_tag}:${latest_tag}"
+          fi
 
       - name: Install pixi
         run: |
diff --git a/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml b/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml
index d99238ca88..9b33accd80 100644
--- a/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml
+++ b/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ requirements:
     - qt6-main>=6.8,<6.9
     - swig >=4.0,<4.4
 
+    - if: linux
+      then:
+        - patchelf
+
     - if: linux and x86_64
       then:
         - clang