diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml b/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml
index ad57afb..fb5bee2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,19 @@ jobs:
   build-and-deploy:
     runs-on: landing-hero-web01
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Manual checkout (no Node required)
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          if git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            git fetch --all --tags
+            git checkout "${{ github.ref_name }}"
+            git reset --hard "origin/${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          else
+            REPO_URL="${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}"
+            echo "Cloning $REPO_URL"
+            git clone --depth=1 --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" "$REPO_URL" .
+            git fetch --tags
+          fi
 
       - name: Build dist in Node container
         run: |