diff --git a/cmd/pkgdashcli/main.go b/cmd/pkgdashcli/main.go
index 6d99eaa..348b215 100644
--- a/cmd/pkgdashcli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pkgdashcli/main.go
@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@ func giteaPullRequest(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config, branch string, mods map[
 		logger.Fatalf(ctx, "failed to open repo: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if err = repo.FetchContext(ctx, &git.FetchOptions{
+		Auth:  &httpauth.BasicAuth{Username: envTOKEN, Password: envTOKEN},
+		Force: true,
+	}); err != nil && err != git.NoErrAlreadyUpToDate {
+		logger.Fatalf(ctx, "failed to fetch repo: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	headRef, err := repo.Head()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatalf(ctx, "failed to get repo head: %v", err)