diff --git a/.github/workflows/fern-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/fern-docs.yml
index b7c2c828..132b5851 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fern-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fern-docs.yml
@@ -398,6 +398,13 @@ jobs:
           fi
           printf 'tag=%s\n' "$tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+      - name: Checkout workflow tools
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+        with:
+          path: workflow-checkout
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          persist-credentials: false
+
       - name: Checkout source branch
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
         with:
@@ -473,7 +480,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: source-checkout
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          uv run --no-sync python scripts/docs/sync_fern_docs_branch.py release-version \
+          uv run --no-sync python "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/workflow-checkout/scripts/docs/sync_fern_docs_branch.py" release-version \
             --source-root "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/source-checkout" \
             --target-root "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/docs-checkout" \
             --tag "${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"