diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
index 1cc336a..ccb45df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.x