diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-reposilite-snapshots.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-reposilite-snapshots.yml
index ab02ef9609..17a943ca70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-reposilite-snapshots.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-reposilite-snapshots.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
         with:
           token: ${{ github.token }}
+          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Normalize version (append -SNAPSHOT if missing)
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-reposilite.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-reposilite.yml
index b929c9ecf7..fdc28100cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-reposilite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-reposilite.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
         with:
           token: ${{ github.token }}
+          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Read the version (version.txt drives every publishable module's version)
         run: echo "VERSION=$(cat version.txt)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"