diff --git a/.github/workflows/building.yml b/.github/workflows/building.yml
index 4ec00b5af..58ee3059f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/building.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/building.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml
index e0229e0c2..406803664 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+          
       - name: Set up Python 3.8.12
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc.yml b/.github/workflows/doc.yml
index 1563eec28..12be23f20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+          
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
           python-version: '3.9'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f8070aed6..a163fbed1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+          
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with: