diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 34aa39e..1914ad6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ jobs:
 
       # we first have to clone the AddOn project, this is a required step
       - name: Clone project
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1  # note: checkout@v2 breaks git history, so generating a changelog and
-                                   # file naming for non-tagged builds will not work properly
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # gets entire git history, needed for automatic changelogs
 
       # once cloned, we just run the GitHub Action for the packager project
       - name: Package and release
-        uses: BigWigsMods/packager@v1
+        uses: BigWigsMods/packager@v2