diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
index ddea5f702..99a8495e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.commit }}
-
+          submodules: recursive
       - name: Install foundry-zksync
         run: |
           mkdir ./foundry-zksync
diff --git a/.github/workflows/l1-contracts-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/l1-contracts-ci.yaml
index 4339b2201..1d58ba41e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/l1-contracts-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/l1-contracts-ci.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
 
       - name: Install foundry-zksync
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/l2-contracts-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/l2-contracts-ci.yaml
index e165ef56b..d4be5a8c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/l2-contracts-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/l2-contracts-ci.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
 
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3