diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6929cec..3b43fc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,16 +24,15 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-            lfs: 'true'
+      - name: Checkout LFS objects
+        run: git clone https://${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}@gitea.psi.ch/${{ github.repository }}.git .
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with: