diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0902265b4f4c143f27d383a235f27c2c887e3d0b..5a3b3cd7630653c493327c344e31d2a9a87934bd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 image: omalaspinas/pandoc:latest
 
+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+
 before_script:
    ##
    ## Run ssh-agent (inside the build environment)