diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cf9bab953efa70807db9029f5fadae035471de09..d660c30af25afaec5c9caf5f1c91154aea709224 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+
 stages:
   - build
   - publish