git checkout tag, git pull fails in branch

Question

I have cloned a git repository and then checked out a tag:

# git checkout 2.4.33 -b my_branch

This is OK, but when I try to run git pull<

Answer 1

Switch back to the master branch using

$ git checkout master

and then run the git pull operation

$ git pull origin/master

Afterwards, you can switch back to your my_branch again.