diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pre-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-pre-release.yaml
index 5d1fcd31..07ce802c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pre-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pre-release.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
+      
+      - name: Checkout submodules
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
 
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3