1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/release/release.sh b/scripts/release/release.sh
index 13c874c36b..6a2559adc7 100755
--- a/scripts/release/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/release.sh
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ RELEASE_NOTE_MESSAGE='# Editing release notes
 # Fetch everything from remote repositories to avoid conflicts
 function fetch() {
   for i in ${RELEASE_REPOSITORIES}; do
-    git fetch $i &>/dev/null || true
-    git fetch $i refs/notes/*:refs/notes/* &>/dev/null || true
+    git fetch -f $i &>/dev/null || true
+    git fetch -f $i refs/notes/*:refs/notes/* &>/dev/null || true
   done
 }