diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9d8b2ee6..7c81b65a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ stages:
 before_script:
   - "git lfs install"
   - "git lfs pull"
+  - "git submodule sync --recursive"
+  - "git submodule update --init --recursive"
 
 build:
   stage: build