diff --git a/.changelog/2707.trivial.md b/.changelog/2707.trivial.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..241c085997f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/2707.trivial.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+github: Keep git history intact in Change Log fragment check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
index 9c751ccb3f1..57902c3ef7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           # Fetch the pull request' base branch so towncrier will be able to
           # compare the current branch with the base branch.
           # Source: https://github.com/actions/checkout/#fetch-all-branches.
-          git fetch --no-tags --prune --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/${BASE_BRANCH}:refs/remotes/origin/${BASE_BRANCH}
+          git fetch --no-tags origin +refs/heads/${BASE_BRANCH}:refs/remotes/origin/${BASE_BRANCH}
           towncrier check --compare-with origin/${BASE_BRANCH}
         env:
           BASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref }}