Merge pull request #13899 from pytest-dev/patchback/backports/9.0.x/4b73dcab02e2414496daf2683ef870719a461ec9/pr-13891

[PR #13891/4b73dcab backport][9.0.x] ci: `gh release create` needs a checkout

Author: bluetech

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        persist-credentials: true
+
     - name: Download Package
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
       with: