diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a2c31a4..dbb1f9b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ bump-version:
   script:
     - apk add --no-cache git
     - |
+      git config user.name "GitLab CI"
+      git config user.email "ci@adriahub.de"
+      git remote set-url origin "http://oauth2:${CI_PUSH_TOKEN}@192.168.1.100:9080/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git"
+      git fetch origin main
+      git checkout -f main
+      git pull --rebase origin main
+
       VERSION=$(cat VERSION)
       MAJOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
       MINOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f2)
@@ -123,13 +130,6 @@ bump-version:
       echo "$NEXT_VERSION" > VERSION
       echo "Bumped version: $VERSION -> $NEXT_VERSION"
 
-      git config user.name "GitLab CI"
-      git config user.email "ci@adriahub.de"
-      git remote set-url origin "http://oauth2:${CI_PUSH_TOKEN}@192.168.1.100:9080/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git"
-      git fetch origin main
-      git checkout main
-      git pull --rebase origin main
-      echo "$NEXT_VERSION" > VERSION
       git add VERSION
       git commit -m "v${NEXT_VERSION} [skip ci]"
       git push origin main