diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 75f4fcedb08..748bb7bb703 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          # Default input is the SHA that initially triggered the workflow. As we created a new commit in the previous job,
+          # to ensure we get the latest commit we use the ref for checkout: 'refs/heads/<branch_name>'
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           # Avoid persisting GITHUB_TOKEN credentials as they take priority over our service account PAT for `git push` operations
           # More details: https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/b4626ce19ce1106186ddf9bb20e706842f11a7c3/adrs/0153-checkout-v2.md#persist-credentials
           persist-credentials: false
diff --git a/meta/meta.go b/meta/meta.go
index f477d268e25..caef7f99a6e 100644
--- a/meta/meta.go
+++ b/meta/meta.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 //
 // Deprecated: Use Go standard library [runtime/debug] package build information
 // instead.
-var SDKVersion = "2.30.0"
+var SDKVersion = "2.29.0"
 
 // A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 // then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release