diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/container-smoke-test.yml
index 89d6d4a2d..a92bd387f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-smoke-test.yml
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Install requirements
-        run: make install-dev
-
       - name: Resolve Karapace version
-        run: |
-          source ./venv/bin/activate
-          KARAPACE_VERSION=$(python -c "from karapace import version; print(version.__version__)")
-          echo KARAPACE_VERSION=$KARAPACE_VERSION >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: echo KARAPACE_VERSION="$(git describe --tags | cut -d '-' -f -2 | sed 's/-/.dev/g')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - run: echo "RUNNER_UID=$(id -u)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - run: echo "RUNNER_GID=$(id -g)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 1de08c44f..e830d6f2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -37,19 +37,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # Need fetch-depth 0 to fetch tags, see https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/701
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         cache: pip
         python-version: '3.12'
 
-    - name: Install requirements
-      run: make install-dev
-
     - name: Resolve Karapace version
-      run: |
-        source ./venv/bin/activate
-        KARAPACE_VERSION=$(python -c "from karapace import version; print(version.__version__)")
-        echo KARAPACE_VERSION=$KARAPACE_VERSION >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo KARAPACE_VERSION="$(git describe --tags | cut -d '-' -f -2 | sed 's/-/.dev/g')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - run: echo "RUNNER_UID=$(id -u)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - run: echo "RUNNER_GID=$(id -g)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index df5b5683b..016dff288 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ jobs:
         --showlocals
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # Need fetch-depth 0 to fetch tags, see https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/701
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -40,14 +43,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         go-version: '1.21.0'
 
-    - name: Install requirements
-      run: make install-dev
-
     - name: Resolve Karapace version
-      run: |
-        source ./venv/bin/activate
-        KARAPACE_VERSION=$(python -c "from karapace import version; print(version.__version__)")
-        echo KARAPACE_VERSION=$KARAPACE_VERSION >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo KARAPACE_VERSION="$(git describe --tags | cut -d '-' -f -2 | sed 's/-/.dev/g')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - run: echo "RUNNER_UID=$(id -u)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - run: echo "RUNNER_GID=$(id -g)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/src/schema_registry/telemetry/tracer.py b/src/schema_registry/telemetry/tracer.py
index d23fa0ec4..e905e0edc 100644
--- a/src/schema_registry/telemetry/tracer.py
+++ b/src/schema_registry/telemetry/tracer.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     url_attributes as U,
 )
 from opentelemetry.trace.span import Span
-from typing import Any
 
 import inspect
 
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ def get_name_from_caller() -> str:
         return inspect.stack()[1].function
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_name_from_caller_with_class(function_class: object, function: Callable[[Any], Any]) -> str:
+    def get_name_from_caller_with_class(function_class: object, function: Callable) -> str:
         return f"{type(function_class).__name__}.{function.__name__}()"
 
     @staticmethod