diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index d3637f4b..8554236e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3  
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+    
     
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3  
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a13d9bac..22f2ea1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3  
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       
       - name: set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3