diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-compile-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-compile-ubuntu.yml
index 1292ab4..c26d6a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-compile-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-compile-ubuntu.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4    
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+      
 
     - name: Configure CMake
       # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.