diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
index bcc611cdc..ee94277d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ jobs:
 
       # Trigger release on main if VERSION file changed
 
+      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v4
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
       - name: VERSION file changed
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         id: version-file-ios-changed
@@ -298,10 +303,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: platform/ios/VERSION
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v4
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-
       - name: Run release
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && steps.version-file-ios-changed.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         env: