diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4b0c6d77b..0d8cd36cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -506,10 +506,29 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build .
           ./Example_ExtractInfo ../../../Examples/Files/Helix.3mf
 
+  deploy-source-code-with-submodules:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    needs: [ set-lib3mf-version, assemble-sdk ]
+    env:
+      LIB3MF_VERSION: ${{ needs.set-lib3mf-version.outputs.lib3mf-version }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - run: |
+          mkdir -p lib3mf-${{ env.LIB3MF_VERSION }}-source-with-submodules
+          rsync -av --progress . ./lib3mf-${{ env.LIB3MF_VERSION }}-source-with-submodules --exclude .git --exclude .gitignore --exclude .github --exclude .gitmodules --exclude *.yml --exclude lib3mf-${{ env.LIB3MF_VERSION }}-source-with-submodules
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: lib3mf-${{ env.LIB3MF_VERSION }}-source-with-submodules
+          path: lib3mf-${{ env.LIB3MF_VERSION }}-source-with-submodules
+
+
 
   set-integration-tests-status:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    needs: [ deploy-linux, deploy-windows, deploy-macos ]
+    needs: [ deploy-linux, deploy-windows, deploy-macos, deploy-source-code-with-submodules ]
     outputs:
       run_integration_tests: ${{ steps.set-status.outputs.run_integration_tests }}
     steps: