diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_workflow.yml
index ec9b7cf05e..c60dd5a725 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_workflow.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with: 
+        submodules: true
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
         java-version: 11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e161b9bd94..6d7c3cd522 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with: 
+        submodules: true
 
     - name: Get all git tags
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-workflow.yml
index 9f47053560..45be3179f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-workflow.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with: 
+          submodules: true
       - name: Display the java version
         run: java -version 
         shell: bash
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