diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 92a55a8..66ab064 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Set up QEMU