diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9c88046c..74817c42 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
   generate_docs:
     <<: *defaults
     steps:
+      - checkout
       - run:
           name: Generate nice markdown document for atomics
           command: |