diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index c764dfbf..69c5d74d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -15,16 +15,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: { image: 'ghcr.io/tim-janik/anklang-ci:focal-latest' }
     steps:
-    - run: |
-        sudo chown -R `id -u`:`id -g` . ~	;# /github/home - actions/runner/issues/863
-        export HOME=$(env -i bash -c 'echo ~') && echo HOME=$HOME | sudo tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
-        ! [[ $RUNNER_TEMP =~ _ ]] || sudo chmod -R 0777 $RUNNER_TEMP	;# for GH action cache
-    - name: 'Git Checkout'
-      run: |
-        git --version && git clone -q --recurse-submodules https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY .
-        git fetch origin $GITHUB_REF # e.g. refs/pull/nnn/merge
-        [[ $GITHUB_REF =~ ^refs/heads/ ]] && BRANCHORSHA=$GITHUB_REF_NAME || BRANCHORSHA=$GITHUB_SHA
-        git checkout -q $BRANCHORSHA && git describe --always
+    - { uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1, with: { fetch-depth: 0, submodules: recursive } }
+    - name: 'Fetch all tags'
+      run: |
+        sed 's,git@github.com:,https://github.com/,' -i .git/config	; # fetch without ssh creds
+        git fetch -f --tags && git describe --always --long		; # Fix actions/checkout#290
     - name: 'Configure build presets'
       run: |
         echo -e ' prefix=/\n CC=clang \n CXX=clang++ \n CLANG_TIDY=clang-tidy ' > config-defaults.mk
@@ -41,9 +36,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: { image: 'ghcr.io/tim-janik/anklang-ci:focal-latest' }
     steps:
-    - run: id && pwd && env && ls -al
-    - { uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1,	with: { fetch-depth: 0 } } # Fix actions/checkout#290
-    - run: git fetch -f --tags && git submodule update --init --recursive && git describe
+    - { uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1, with: { fetch-depth: 0, submodules: recursive } }
+    - name: 'Fetch all tags'
+      run: |
+        sed 's,git@github.com:,https://github.com/,' -i .git/config	; # fetch without ssh creds
+        git fetch -f --tags && git describe --always --long		; # Fix actions/checkout#290
     - name: 'Configure build presets'
       run: |
         echo -e ' prefix=/\n CC=clang \n CXX=clang++ \n CLANG_TIDY=clang-tidy ' > config-defaults.mk
@@ -57,9 +54,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: { image: 'ghcr.io/tim-janik/anklang-ci:arch-latest' }
     steps:
-    - run: id && pwd && env && ls -al
-    - { uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1,	with: { fetch-depth: 0 } } # Fix actions/checkout#290
-    - run: git fetch -f --tags && git submodule update --init --recursive && git describe
+    - { uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1, with: { fetch-depth: 0, submodules: recursive } }
+    - name: 'Fetch all tags'
+      run: |
+        sed 's,git@github.com:,https://github.com/,' -i .git/config	; # fetch without ssh creds
+        git fetch -f --tags && git describe --always --long		; # Fix actions/checkout#290
     - name: 'Configure build presets'
       run: |
         echo 'prefix=/' > config-defaults.mk	;# reset any previous config-defaults.mk
@@ -82,9 +81,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: { image: 'ghcr.io/tim-janik/anklang-ci:focal-latest' }
     steps:
-    - run: id && pwd && env && ls -al
-    - { uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1,	with: { fetch-depth: 0 } } # Fix actions/checkout#290
-    - run: git fetch -f --tags && git submodule update --init --recursive && git describe
+    - { uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1, with: { fetch-depth: 0, submodules: recursive } }
+    - name: 'Fetch all tags'
+      run: |
+        sed 's,git@github.com:,https://github.com/,' -i .git/config	; # fetch without ssh creds
+        git fetch -f --tags && git describe --always --long		; # Fix actions/checkout#290
     - name: 'Configure build presets'
       run: |
         echo -e ' prefix=/\n CC=clang \n CXX=clang++ \n CLANG_TIDY=clang-tidy ' > config-defaults.mk