diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4b0c6d77b..2b0e35266 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -506,6 +506,22 @@ 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: ${{ needs.set-lib3mf-version.outputs.lib3mf-version }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - run: zip -r lib3mf-${{ env.LIB3MF_VERSION }}-source-with-submodules.zip .
+      - 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.zip
+
 
   set-integration-tests-status:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04