diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/publish-types/publish-types.yml b/build/azure-pipelines/publish-types/publish-types.yml
index 17514be49d14e5c6c4221b9ebfbe6f048e8812ee..ea93c0b2b2569533b47f79d6041433f5bf63d247 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines/publish-types/publish-types.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/publish-types/publish-types.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ steps:
     git config --global user.email "vscode@microsoft.com"
     git config --global user.name "VSCode"
 
-    git clone https://$(GITHUB_TOKEN)@github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped.git
+    git clone https://$(GITHUB_TOKEN)@github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped.git --depth=1
     node build/azure-pipelines/publish-types/update-types.js
 
     TAG_VERSION=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)