diff --git a/bin/merge b/bin/merge
index 6053e317763f5ae216310c65f8b463b186c7ff1a..beac9495637933f1648203f131c8bd5466e7f4aa 100755
--- a/bin/merge
+++ b/bin/merge
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if [[ "$1" == "major" ]]; then
   TITLE="${TITLE} [MAJOR_VERSION]"
 fi
 
-sleep 2
+git fetch
 rm /tmp/glab.log >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 glab mr create --fill --yes --source-branch ${SOURCEBRANCH} --target-branch ${TARGETBRANCH} --title "$TITLE" > /tmp/glab.log
 EC=0