diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-fleet.yml b/.github/workflows/release-fleet.yml
index 9f3711726..db8612e0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-fleet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-fleet.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
               core.setFailed('Forbidden branch')
             }
 
+      - name: Checkout detection-rules
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          path: detection-rules
+
       - name: Checkout elastic/integrations
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with: