diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index b698485..6f8322b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -64,9 +64,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: false
           ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       
+      - name: Checkout submodules manually
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --init --recursive
+      
       - name: Pull latest (after version bump)
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         shell: powershell