diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 34252213b..9fad121cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Publish Python Package to PyPI
+name: Publish package and docs
 
 on:
   release:
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checking out last commit in release
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          lfs: true
       - name: Checking out last commit for tag ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+          lfs: true
       - name: Fail if running locally
         if: ${{ env.ACT }} # skip during local actions testing
         run: |