diff --git a/.github/workflows/ecode-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/ecode-nightly.yml
index 3719a0bb8..39ee6bc69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ecode-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ecode-nightly.yml
@@ -434,15 +434,9 @@ jobs:
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
         git config --system core.autocrlf false
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ github.ref }}
-        fetch-depth: 2
-    - name: Checkout submodules
-      shell: pwsh
-      run: |
-        git submodule update --init --recursive
+    - name: Checkout Code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with: { fetch-depth: 0, submodules: 'recursive' }
     - name: Build
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
@@ -470,15 +464,9 @@ jobs:
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
         git config --system core.autocrlf false
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ github.ref }}
-        fetch-depth: 2
-    - name: Checkout submodules
-      shell: pwsh
-      run: |
-        git submodule update --init --recursive
+    - name: Checkout Code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with: { fetch-depth: 0, submodules: 'recursive' }
     - name: Build
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
diff --git a/projects/scripts/patch_commit_number.ps1 b/projects/scripts/patch_commit_number.ps1
index 83ef39aa9..ccde6c273 100644
--- a/projects/scripts/patch_commit_number.ps1
+++ b/projects/scripts/patch_commit_number.ps1
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ Set-Location (Resolve-Path "$PSScriptRoot\..\..")
 
 $COMMIT_NUMBER = git rev-list "$((git tag --sort=-creatordate | Select-String ecode | Select-Object -First 1).Line)..HEAD" --count
 
-if ($LASTEXITCODE) { exit $LASTEXITCODE }
+if ($LASTEXITCODE) {
+  Write-Error "Error: git binary not found"
+  exit $LASTEXITCODE
+}
 
 $FILE_PATH = ".\src\tools\ecode\version.hpp"