diff --git a/docs/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx b/docs/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx
index 499ad413647..42d0de47b9f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx
@@ -112,7 +112,15 @@ docker compose -f docker-compose-non-dev.yml up
 ### Option #3 - boot up an official release
 
 ```bash
+# Set the version you want to run
 export TAG=3.1.1
+# Fetch the tag you're about to check out (assuming you shallow-cloned the repo)
+git fetch --depth=1 origin tag $TAG
+# Could also fetch all tags too if you've got bandwidth to spare
+# git fetch --tags
+# Checkout the corresponding git ref
+git checkout $TAG
+# Fire up docker compose
 docker compose -f docker-compose-image-tag.yml up
 ```